https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm en-us 2017-01-10 19:44:41 UTC 2023-04-07 11:56:12 UTC hello@padlet.com correaa1216 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146371864 Polaroid releases it first instant camera allowing users to develop their photos right before their eyes.]]> 2017-01-10 19:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146371864 ryandanz26 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146372501 The color television was invented. The color television is now in nearly 97% of households.  
#TVtime]]> 2017-01-10 19:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146372501 radepicsmasher https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146372511 The Microwave oven was invented by Percy Spencer in 1946. This device has since been refined and can be found in most households today. This device allows for the convenience of reheating or cooking of frozen foods. Had this device not been invented, the way Americans eat today could be entirely different, and it could possibly have led to the retention of certain family values lost with the convenience of a quick meal.
#hotpockets]]> 2017-01-10 19:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146372511 jacob_eli_young https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146372554 In 1944, Howard Aiken, a mathematician at Harvard, constructed the "Mark I Computer". It weighed 35 tons. Over the next few decades, computers would get smaller and stronger, as technology advanced.]]> 2017-01-10 19:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146372554 ryandanz26 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146373373 Silly Putty was invented by James Wright. It became one of the most popular toys and was even used on Apollo 8 to hold down tools. 
#StretchItBounceItSnapIt]]> 2017-01-10 19:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146373373 ryandanz26 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146373991 Mobile phones were invented, however cell phones were not sold commercially until the 1980s. Mobile phones are now used by 92% of American adults.
#RingRing]]> 2017-01-10 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146373991 jacob_eli_young https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146374118 Robert Oppenheimer led a group of physicists and other scientists in developing and detonating the first atomic bomb in 1945. This event ushered in a new era in international relations, one where the threat of nuclear war was very real.]]> 2017-01-10 19:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146374118 correaa1216 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146374351 Acted as a replacement for zippers and other mechanisms used to hole things together
Velcro invented in 1948]]> 2017-01-10 19:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146374351 ryandanz26 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146374927 Cake mix was invented in 1949. It has become one of the most popular desserts in the 21st century.
#Let'sEatCake]]> 2017-01-10 19:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146374927 jacob_eli_young https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146375688 In 1946, John Mauchly and Presper Eckert created the "Electric Numerical Integrator and Computer", the world's first digital electronic computer. This machine was the ancestor of many modern computers, such as PCs and Macs, and even smartphones.]]> 2017-01-10 20:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146375688 correaa1216 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146375979 Invention of the frisbee allowed for Wham-O to expand drastically selling over 100 million before selling the the toy.]]> 2017-01-10 20:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146375979 radepicsmasher https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146378562 The Jukebox was invented in 1948 by Robert Hope-Jones. The jukebox spread the medium of dance and music as a form of interaction across the U.S.. The sound of a song from one of these in a popular spot could get anyone into a good mood. Jukeboxes helped people meet each other and bond over this common ground. This invention has helped shape the culture of the music and dance we hear and see today.]]> 2017-01-10 20:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146378562 correaa1216 https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146378993 Dialysis machines first implemented saving lives, by acting as artificial kidneys, removing toxins from a patients blood and purifying it.]]> 2017-01-10 20:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146378993 radepicsmasher https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146380686 The Transistor was invented in 1947 by Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley. Prior to this invention, large vacuum tubes were used for the same purpose, which could be both inefficient and unreliable. Improvements to this transistor have allowed for the computers of today.]]> 2017-01-10 20:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jacob_eli_young/15xpw9737ltm/wish/146380686