The 1950s

The 1950s By Jade Borgeson Education! Suburbia! Fashion! Inventions!

1950’s Culture! The time between 1950 and 1960 was an era of great advancement for the United States; a time where new inventions, ideas, and ways of living were introduced to the public. Many changes were made to family life, scientific discoveries made, and fashions established. Fashion Family Life Inventions The 1950’s Standard of Living

Family Life: Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Brown vs. The Board of Education (Name assigned by the Supreme Court referencing the 5 trials held in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina and Kansas That challenged segregation.) Belton v. Gebhart Bolling v. Sharpe Brown vs. Board of Education Briggs vs. Elliott Davis vs. County School Board

Family Life: The Average Home ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sub·urb (s b ûrb ) NOUN : A usually residential area or community outlying a city. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Inventions: For the Home ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],THE FIRST MICROWAVE OVEN Scientists originally invented the magnetrons that produce microwaves in order to try and detect Nazi war planes during World War II, but later accidentally found that they could be used to cook food as well. The first microwave oven was then developed by a company called Raytheon, and was 6 feet tall and weighed 750 pounds. When it was released as a commercial product 9 years later in 1954, they were first sold for 2-3 thousand dollars each.

Inventions: For HealthCare ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],THE DOUBLE HELIX DNA Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase were the scientists who conducted the Hershey-Chase experiments that concluded DNA was indeed the genetic material that encoded all human traits. Shortly after them, the structure of DNA was discovered by Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, and Francis Crick when Watson and Crick reviewed X-ray images Rosalind had taken of DNA, and concluded that the bases were paired.

Inventions: For Fun ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],MR. POTATO HEAD Mr. Potato Head was the first toy ever advertised on TV, and wasn’t like the Mr. Potato Heads we have around today. In the 1950s, Mr. Potato head didn’t come with a plastic body, and real potatoes were used instead.

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The 1950s

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