2. California has a lot of history behind it and also has been one of the head
states for technology
Because of California’s vacuum tube technology, California invented the
radio and television set
Using the same type of technology with vacuum tubes, In 1945 the
ENIAC computer was developed being the first computer of its time
Also in 1976 was the invention of the Apple 1, the more advanced home
computer
The invention of the internet was introduced to the public in 1983
3. The airplane was also perfected in California as well
In 1883 John Montgomery was the first in recorded history to fly in
something heavier than air, he flew 600 feet in a glider
First sea plane flown in 1911 in Los Angeles by Lockheed Brothers
Made in Ryan Airlines of San Diego, the Spirit of St. Louis along with
Charles Lindbergh were the first to fly across the Atlantic in 1927
By mid 1920’s there were four public transportation planes flying to Salt
Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle from Los Angeles
In 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier with rocketry technology
4. Found in 1852, Yosemite gave geologists a great leap in discovering how
the earth works
John Muir was the first president of the Sierra Club founded in 1892
In 1903 Muir camped two days with president Theodore Roosevelt which
from then on Yosemite was known as a National Park
5. The twentieth century witnessed three entertainment medias; television,
film, and radio
Each media took root in California, especially film
In 1908 the first film was completed in Los Angeles called In the Sultan’s
Power
By the 1920’s Hollywood had become industrialized and became the
headquarters of film making
Because of the Great Depression, it is said that Hollywood helped
stabilize the nation by offering psychological release for the stress
everyone was experiencing
6. Art such as painting and photography boomed in the 1920’s
Postimpressionist style was the favored style when famous painters
came to California
Famous painters such as Frank Van Sloun painted a painting called Flossie
which was a life size portrait of a young lady of the night which was
considered utterly defiant of the gentle traditions of before
Sloun introduced Social Realism which became the new style during the
depression
In the 1920’s Edward Wilson and Ansel Adams introduced photography in
a way no one has seen
Ansel Adams introduced Yosemite to the world through his pictures
7. The most recognizable and popular art was music
San Francisco was known to music as Hollywood was known to film
Wade’s Opera House which was established in 1876 was known through
the country as one of the most ambitious venues of its kind
In 1919 the first Californian orchestra was established in San Francisco
Orchestra music became a whole new career for composers when music
was introduced to film in 1920’s
Famous composers such as Stravinsky featured Disney’s Fantasia in 1940
