Recently someone made reference to the 1950s as being the dark ages. I decided to do some research on those backwards 1950s.<\/p>\n
In case you\u2019ve forgotten the major science breakthroughs in the 1950s (or maybe never even knew), here\u2019s a list of some of the important scientific achievements, (listed in chronological order; some more vitally important than others). These achievements are a representative sampling of some of the successful technology and science discovered; Many of these discoveries have had a major impact on our lives.
\n1950-52:First electric power from U.S. reactor. 2. First U.S. thermonuclear explosion. 3.\u00a0 Introduction of Coast-to-coast TV. 4. Large electronic computer delivered to the Bureau of Census. 5. Automation of the auto industry begins. 6. Bubble chamber for tracking atomic particles created. 7. Discovery of the brain\u2019s arousal system. 8. Heart-lung machine first used on a human. 1953-54 9. Proposed structure of DNA announced. 10. Solar batteries unveiled. 11, Tranquilizers introduced. 12, Introduction of both color and wide-screen TVs. 13. Nike missile revealed. 14. First supersonic flight by a military aircraft. 15. Discovery of reward center in the brain. 1955-56 16. vertical take-off and landing of jet aircraft. 17. Experimental use of oral contraceptives. 18.\u00a0 Mass use of Salk polio vaccine. 19.\u00a0 All-transistor radios introduced. 20. Transatlantic telephone cable introduced. 21. Nuclear-powered submarines unveiled. 1957-58 22. Discovery of cold fusion. 23. Synthetic diamonds produced. 24, First U.S. satellites and ICBM unveiled. 25. Stereo record technology developed. After WWII, a good deal of the money spent on scientific research went to the military, but the military\u2019s discoveries carried over to civilian life and to other branches of science.\u00a0 Military funding for science, in fact, helped develop computer engineering and technologies leading to digital computing. Because it was the military complex\u2019s scientific research that created the computing culture, some say it retains its “Cold War military perspective.”
\nhttp:\/\/factoidz.com\/25-major-scientific-achievements-in-the-1950s-can-we-top-them\/<\/p>\n
1950
\nFirst Modern Credit Card Introduced
\nFirst Organ Transplant <\/p>\n
1951
\nColor TV Introduced <\/p>\n
1952
\nCar Seat Belts Introduced
\nPolio Vaccine Created <\/p>\n
1953
\nDNA Discovered <\/p>\n
1954
\nFirst Atomic Submarine Launched
\nReport Says Cigarettes Cause Cancer
\nSegregation Ruled Illegal in U.S. <\/p>\n
1955
\nRosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus <\/p>\n
1956
\nT.V. Remote Control Invented <\/p>\n
1957
\nEuropean Economic Community Established
\nSoviet Satellite Sputnik Launches Space Age
\nLaika Becomes the First Living Animal to Enter Orbit <\/p>\n
1958
\nNASA Founded
\nPeace Symbol Created <\/p>\n
1959
\nInternational Treaty Makes Antarctica Scientific Preserve
\nhttp:\/\/history1900s.about.com\/od\/timelines\/tp\/1950timeline.htm<\/p>\n
These are but a few of examples of just how backward we were back in the 1950s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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