Science and Technology
The growth of technological and scientific devices that have influenced the world and how they have affected the outcome of the wars and our everyday life.
Stephanie Farrell;xNLx;Deasheneire Payne;xNLx;Nakiria Nelson
1600-01-01 15:19:05
Electricity
Electricity has been around since the beginning of time but as time has evolved people have figured out how to use it to an advantage.
1740-01-01 00:00:00
Bessemer process
Henry Bessemer created a more efficient way to produce steel which impacted the industry by allowing buildings to now stand up longer which also provided more job opportunity.
1876-03-10 15:21:14
Telephone
an all purpose tool used in the home, business, and for education. Lead to development of city centers, office buildings, and the concept of an urban worker society.
1908-01-01 07:10:43
Washing Machines
in the 1920's the washing machine became more advanced and common in a household. More efficient way to wash clothes.
1910-01-01 07:10:43
Vacuum Cleaners
Not only were there social and cultural impacts of owning one, there were also environmental and health effects to the American family.
1913-01-01 10:05:19
Assembly Line
Provided less strain on each worker because the products were now being divided among each one
1914-01-01 01:20:52
Automatic Weapons
the invention of automatic weapons during World War 1 was an efficient and faster way to fight back rather than using the simple rifle.
1915-04-22 01:20:52
Poison Gas
Chemical warfare which used tear gas, mustard gas, chlorine, etc.
1918-01-01 07:10:43
Refrigerators
Offered people a way to preserve and cool food. Although it helped to rev up industrial processes, it became an industry in itself.
1920-01-01 07:10:43
Motion Pictures
Brought different situations to life. Eventually had color and sound
1920-01-01 15:19:05
Henry Ford
During the 1920's Ford sponsored an Americanization for foreign workers at his auto plants, encouraging them to conform to middle class American lifestyles if they wanted to keep their jobs.
1926-01-01 07:10:43
Radio
Became a product of the Mass Market. Became a source of entertainment
1926-01-01 15:19:05
Mass Production
Allowed products to be made in bulk which allowed more money to be brought in which helped the economy.
1926-10-28 07:10:43
Stock Market Crash
Black Tuesday hit Wall Street. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors.
1927-12-17 01:20:52
Airplanes
The invention of airplanes created a fast way to trade and travel. Helped get the military where they needed to be quickly to fight.
1957-01-01 15:19:05
Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), for supremacy in spaceflight capability.
1957-10-04 15:19:05
Sputnik
Earth's first artificial satellite
1973-04-03 01:20:52
cell phone and smart phone
Helped to speed up communication
1975-01-01 01:20:52
personal computer
A PC (personal computer) is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer time-sharing models that allowed larger, more expensive minicomputer and mainframe systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time.
1989-01-01 01:20:52
The Internet
Provided quicker access to any documents. Helped to educate people
1990-01-01 01:20:52
Cancer Research
studying of cancer cells and the modern medicine. Constantly improving due to the technology now
1990-01-01 01:20:52
Digital Divide
refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology, and those that don't or have restricted access. can include the telephone, television, personal computers, or the internet.
1990-01-01 01:20:52
Stem cell research
can take premature cells and develop them into almost any of the 270 different varieties of cells in the body
1990-01-01 01:20:52
Human Genome Project
goal was to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up human dna. Helped to map dna
1994-01-01 01:20:52
genetically modified food
defined as organisms in which genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally.
1997-01-01 01:20:52
Social media
refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks