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.

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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

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