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Period of Military Innovations
(1940-1945)
A large percentage of the American technological innovations during this period were military inventions, influenced by U.S. participation in World War 2 from 1941-1945.
Jeep(1940)
Invented by Karl K. Pabst of the Bantam Car Company
Built with specifications for use in WWII, later used as domestic transportation
M1 Bazooka(1942)
Invented by Edward G. Uhl and Colonel Leslie Skinner
Built to shoot explosive warheads at armored cars, bunkers and bunkers
Atomic Bomb(1945)
Invented by the team of J.R. Oppenheimer, Arthur Compton, Enrico Fermi, and Léo Szilard in the Manhattan Project
Incorporated the discoveries of the atomic reaction from 1942 to create a nuclear weapon of mass destruction
Period of Medical Innovations
(1953-1957)
A great deal of medical advancements were made during this period in particular, as a result of the plentiful medical research developments that were ongoing in 1950s America.
Heart-Lung Machine(1953)
Dr. John H. Gibbon Jr. & his wife, Mary, successfully construct a functional heart-lung machine
Enables patients’ circulation while the surgeon operates on the still heart
Gamma Camera(1957)
Invented by H.O. Anger
Using gamma radiation in the technique of scintigraphy, the camera enabled doctors to see images from within the patient’s body without invasive methods
Oral Polio Vaccine(1957)
Developed by Albert Sabin
Dramatically reduced the cases of polio just ten years after its development, when the disease previously affected thousands of children
Period of Outer Space Innovations
(1958-1969)
American efforts to develop outer space technology was at an all-time high during this period, as it coincided with the Cold War Space Race between the U.S. and Russia, which lasted from 1955-1972. The Space Race was essentially a competition to see which nation could develop superior space technology.
Explorer I(1958)
Designed and constructed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology
United States’ first satellite to follow the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, launched during the International Geophysical Year
Geosynchronous Satellite (Syncom II)
(1963)
Developed by Harold Rosen
Underwent a successful launch and established an orbit, whereupon it worked as an international telephone link
Landing on the Moon(1969)
Accomplished by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Aboard the Apollo 11, these astronauts were the first men to set foot on and explore the moon
Period of Computer Innovations
(1965-1976)
The immense technological progress of the mid-20th century demanded that computer hardware be kept up to date. This period saw the development and design of new computer technology that increased in efficiency and decreased in size.
Minicomputer (PDP-8)(1965)
Constructed by Digital Equipment Corp.
First computer that was sold on a comparatively large scale; used integrated circuit technology
Intel 4004(1971)
Designed by Intel
First 4-bit single-chip CPU microprocessor; used in calculators, begun the downsizing of technology