Carol's group Period 5 Honors. Carol Navarro, Luis Cuapio, Atziri Espinoza, Eduardo Jerez

1. Welcome to the Museum of
1950s- Inventions and Innovations
Museum Entrance
Society Room
Business and
Economy Room
Gadgets Room
Back Wall
Artifact

2. Society Room
Room 1
Return
to
Entry
The
Pill
The Hydrogen
Bomb
Barbie
First Diet
Soft Drink

3. http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/06/pogrebin.pill.
roundup/
The creation of oral contraceptive did several
things:
● Allowed more women to stay in college
● Allowed women to decide when they
wanted to have a child
● Gave women confidence
The Pill was made in the 1950s but it wasn’t for
sale until 1960.
The pill pushed back the average marriage age
and allowed for more women to have sexual
freedom.
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Exhibit
The Pill

4. http://www.slideshare.net/jearri23/barbies-impact-starting-
in-the-1950s
How did the Barbie Doll change society’s view
on women and young girls?
● it started to have a impact on girls’ minds
and their self-perceptions
● Ex. Cindy Jackson
○ had 20 plastic surgeries to look like
a barbie.
● Barbie gave girls a role model.
● Barbie represented little girls’ dreams
every time they played with them.
● Inventor: Ruth Handler
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Exhibit
Barbie

5. The First Diet Soft Drink
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/tab.asp
The first diet soft drink was the Diet Rite Cola.
In the 1950s, people weren’t very conscious
about their weight.
The results of a survey concluded that by the
1960s 28% of people were watching their
weight, and so Coca Cola decided to make
their own diet drink to compete with Diet Rite
Cola.This diet drink was called TaB.
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Exhibit

6. The Hydrogen Bomb
Linked citation goes here
● Hydrogen Bombs are the most powerful
weapon ever created by man. It’s the
most powerful type of nuclear bomb. The
first official test of a hydrogen bomb (Ivy
Mike) was taken place is November 1,
1952. The H-Bomb was so powerful it
vaporized an island (Elugelab).
● The United States started to work on
nuclear weapons more because they
were scared of the Soviets. Reason being
is that the Soviets were also constructing
nuclear weapons. Soviets had built and
detonated a bomb as big as the one used
in WWII.
● Hydrogen Bombs consist of fusing energy
together to turn matter into energy.
● Even now Hydrogen Bombs (nuclear
weapons) are a major controversy (North
Korea).
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Exhibit

7. Business and Economy Room
Room 2
Return
to
Entry
McDonald’s
Liquid Paper and
Super Glue
Credit Cards
Bubble
wrap

8. Linked citation goes here
McDonalds was founded by two brothers who
had originally started a barbeque joint.
They made a quick delivery system that was
extremely affordable, which allowed them to
expand quickly.
McDonald’s only real competition at the time
was Burger King.
The creation of McDonald’s soon inspired the
creation of fast food restaurants that
specialized in other meals such as Pizza Hut
and KFC.
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Exhibit
McDonald’s

9. Linked citation goes here
How did the invention of the credit card affect the
economy?
● The Diners Club credit card is considered
the first modern credit card.
● The Diners Club had to convince restaurants
to accept the card and salesman to
subscribe.
● The companies who accepted the credit
cards were charged 7% for each
transactions.
● Subscribers of the of the credit card were
charged a $3 annual fee.
● At first merchants didn’t want competition for
their own store cards and didn’t want to pay
the fee
● The Customers didn’t want to sign up
because a large amount of merchants didn’t
accept the card.
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Exhibit
Credit Cards

10. Linked citation goes here
What was bubble wrap’s intended use? How
does it make shipping items easier?
● Bubble wrap was invented by two
engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc
Chavannes. The two men were trying to
make 3D wallpaper, unfortunately it didn't
catch on.
● Mr. Fielding and Chavannes later realized
that the material could be used to ship
fragile items. Now items like electronics,
and other delicate items could be shipped
without being damaged.
● Bubble wrap is also known to be helpful to
relief stress, according to a survey
conducted by Bubble Wrap brand
company.
Return to
Exhibit
Bubble Wrap

11. Linked citation goes here
The invention of Super Glue was actually an
accident.
Harvey Coover was trying to create plastic gun
sights.
At first it was called Eastman #910 but was
later called Super Glue.
According to the Coover, super glue was used
in the Vietnam War to close soldiers’ wounds
on the way to the hospital.
Return to
Exhibit
Super Glue

12. Gadgets Room
Room 3
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to
Entry
Ultrasound
Solar
Cells
Video
Recorder
Microchip

13. Linked citation goes here
How did the invention of the ultrasound
effect pregnancy?
● The ultrasound was first developed
to detect enemy submarines in
World War ll.
● Dr. Ian Donald used the ultrasound
to look at abdominal tumor and then
later used it to look at babies.
● Using ultrasounds for pregnancy
spread quickly and became very
popular and common.
● Through the years that the
ultrasound has been existent more
and more womens have gotten an
ultrasound.
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Exhibit
Ultrasound

14. Linked citation goes here
What came out of the first video recorder?
Charles Ginsburg and his team developed the
first video tape recorder.
The video tape recorder evolved into a VCR, to
a television camera, to video stills
● Ampex sold the first VTR for $50,000 in
1956
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Exhibit
Video Recorder

15. Linked citation goes here
How did the microchip innovate technology?
Did the first microchip have any flaws?
● The first microchip was invented by Jack
Kilby. The microchip innovated
technology by helping the technology
from the 1950s get away from clunky,
bulk, and unreliable technology. A lot of
advancements of technology were
achieved thanks to Kilby’s invention.
● Although it was a great invention, it still
had its flaws. One flaw that the chip have
was that it was made of Germanium.
Germanium can be dangerous to the
body if inhaled, and it’s extremely
flammable and explosive when mixed with
air. A year later a silicon version of the
chip was made by Robert Noyce, fixing
some of the flaws the first chip had.
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Exhibit
Microchip

16. Linked citation goes here
What has the invention of solar cells done for us up
until now? What is being planned? What has become
of the technology?
● Solar cells are really helpful for our environment
because it doesn’t pollute the air and water, it
doesn’t threaten our health, and doesn’t
contribute to our problem with global warming.
● Solar cells are a good option to use when we
think of energy source in the future.
● Solar cells can be used in building to help heat,
cool, and light up the building.
● Buildings also have solar collectors that capture
sunlight and store the energy so that it can be
used later on.
● Solar collectors are used to pull moisture out of
the hair making the air drier and therefore
making it cooler.
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Exhibit
Solar Cells

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