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Unit III Part A: Technology
Advancements
o In the Home
Home life was made easier by the invention
of modern day appliances like: the vacuum, the dishwasher, and the pop-up-toaster.
o In the Lab
Synthetics: A material made by chemicals to
imitate a natural product.
• Cellophane: Clear and waterproof, originally
used in the US to wrap candy bars.
• Plastics: First synthetically made from
cellulose were developed in 1862 and perfected with thermosetting by the early 1900s.
Transportation and Communication
o Transportation
Zeppelin: Rigid German Airships, first used for
pleasure, later used by the military.
Plane: Developed by the Wright Brothers in
1903, saw limited use in WWI
Model T: Mass-produced and affordable, led
to suburbs in the US.
o Communication
Telephone: Patented by Alexander Gram Bell
in 1874, allowed for the transmission of voice over long distances
Radio: First telegraph transmitted through the
air happened in 1894
Military Power
o Weapons
Flamethrowers: Used in WWI, shot fourth a stream
of burning fuel up to 18 meters.
Machine Guns: Could fire 400 to 600 rounds a
minute.
Hand Grenades: Either throw or shot, could be
detonated by impact or timer.
o Technology
Tanks: armored support vehicles, while unreliable,
were a shock when first used on the battlefield.
Poison Gas: Chlorine Gas was popularized by the
Germans, and later Mustard Gas was introduced to the war.
Gas Masks: Used to filer gas out of the air, necessary
for Trench Warfare.