50 years, 50 giant leaps: How Nasa rocked our world - Science, News - The Independent

50 years, 50 giant leaps: How Nasa rocked our world - Science, News - The Independent: "The cordless miniature vacuum cleaner was born after Black & Decker developed a self-contained portable drill for the Apollo Moon landings between 1963 and 1972. The machine used a specially developed computer program, meaning it used less power to extract core samples from beneath the Moon's surface. That computer programme helped the company develop more battery-powered gadgets, among them, the cordless mini vacuum cleaner"