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How Did Technology Affect The 1940s

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Steven Davis Moore 5 English II 14 October 2015 1940s Technology “Somewhere in either Chicago, Baltimore or Washington, someone plunked down $3,995 to buy the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first handheld cell phone, on March 13, 1984 - 30 years ago today ”(Wolpin). Imagine life today without cell phones or many of the technology today? Technology was and still is exploding, but there has never been a time that more steps were taken than the 1940s. There was astronomical movement in the technology field during this time as a result of the war, rationing and women working. Things such as the war were huge factors during this time and most things went to the war. For instance overcrowding was a massive problem in places such …show more content…

The atomic bomb was one of the greatest advances to this day, and would completely annihilate any European country therefore the war would have been ended automatically(Kai and Martin). Another great technological advancement was the mass production of penicillin. This took a huge weight off the wounded soldiers knowing the they would least have a chance of living from infection during battle. This was in some cases the miracle drug during war time. Tieing into that was the women going to work in the assembly lines to produce not only penicillin, but other war materials such as planes tanks and other important war machines(piccinini 30). What is ironic is that the wives and sisters of the men that were fighting made the vehicle and weapons they used to win the …show more content…

The historical and political events affected the technology in the 1940s in many ways. one of the reasons that the atomic bomb was created is because the Americans had to get ahead in the nuclear arms race. This gave the American population conference in winning the war. In addition, because of the war over seven million women went to work(piccinini 29). They built planes, tanks, and other extremely important things to win the war. The war also affected the mass production of penicillin. The military had no other way of treating infection quickly or any other wounds so it was vital for penicillin to be abundant. All in all this time was one of the most influential time during technology and all other advancements in the current time. Could imagine life without the things we have today? Bird, Kai, and Martin J. Sherwin. "Building The Bomb." Smithsonian 36.5 (2005): 88. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 30 Sept.

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