1930's Inventions

The "Coolest Inventions" & the Inventors

Radio

1930's Inventions

• FM Radio- George Brown
• Drive-In-Movies- Richard M. Hollingshead
• Frozen Food- Clarence Birdseye
• Chocolate Chip- Ruth Wakefield
• Chocolate Chip Cookie- Ruth Wakefield
• Zippo Lighter- George Blaisdell & Gimera
• Trampoline- George Nissen & Larry Griswold
• Tampon- Tampax (Dr. Haas)

• The 1930's produced some of the best radio programs thanks to FM radio.
• FM radio helped start the Golden Age of both cinema & radio.
• Radio's were so important to people that they would give up their ice boxes before giving up their radio.
• At the end of the decade, nearly 80% of every family had a radio in their home.

By: Sydney Smith

Frozen Food

Drive-In-Movies

• The line wasn't strictly vegetables.
• It included, 18 cuts of meat, spinach, peas, fruits, berries, fish fillets, and blue point oysters.
• They became popular in World War 2 because they were made of cardboard and available resources.

Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip Cookie

• The very first drive-in-movie opened on June 6, 1933.
• The construction of the drive-in-movie started May 19, 1933.
• It took 3 weeks to build.
• The first one was opened in Camden, New Jersey.
• Richard H., Willie Warren Smith, Edward Ellis, and Oliver Willets all took part in this $30,000 project.

• The chocolate chip and the chocolate chip cookie were accidentally invented.
• First chocolate chip cookie was called the Toll House Crunch Cookie.
• Ruth made an agreement with Nestle. They would print the recipe on the back of their package, and she would get a life supply of Nestle chocolate.

Citations

• Bellis, Mary "The Industrial Thirties" web. 22 May 2014
• Gambrel, Ellie "What Were Some Invention's of the 1930's?" 2011 web. 21 May 2014
• Gale Virtual Reference Library "1930s; TV and Radio" 2002 web. 22 May 2014
• National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association "History of Frozen Food is Long and Varied" 2009 web. 23 May 2014
• Famous Women Inventors "Ruth Wakefield" 2008web 23 May 2014
• Tolkin, Larry "Who Really Invented the Zippo?" web 23 May 2014
• Hayward, Anthony "George Nissen: Inventor of the Trampoline" 5 May 2010 web. 26 May 2014
• Tampax "History of Tampons and Tampax" web. 26 May 2014

Tampons

Zippo Lighter

• The Tampax company produced tampons first.
• Dr Earle Cleveland Haas, a general practioner thought of taking the tampon before improvisation.
• His inspiration came from his wife and female patients who had to put up with the bulky external pads.
• The very first Tampon was made in Dr. Haas' basement.

• Gimera was actually the LEAD inventor when it came to the making of the Zippo lighter.
• Blaisdell was the business man.
• The original outside hinge model made in 1934 was a flawed design.
• They began the "Fix it Free" campaign so that their business didnt go down completly.

Trampoline

• Nissen was 16 and was attending a travelling circus show when the idea of a trampoline came to him.
• Nissen was a keen gymnast and swimmer. He happened to be watching acrobats do tricks and land on a safety net but thought how much cooler it would be if they could bounce back up and continue performing.
• The first piece of equipment made was called a bouncing rig.
• Griswold was his gymnastic coach and helped him make the trampoline.