Bouncing back, inventively

kw: observations, innovation, lists

While gathering ideas for My Grandfathers' Depression, I was intrigued by a number of the inventions of the 1930s. I went back to gather more. Here is a smattering thereof:

Technologies

• Radar
• Helicopter
• Jet Engine
• Air Conditioning
• CRT Television
• Analog Computer
• Electronic Digital Computer
• Transistor

Health

• Sulfa Antibiotics
• Alka-Seltzer

Foods

• Chocolate Chips
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Cheeseburger
• Twinkies
• Snickers (& a variety of candies and candy bars)
• Birdseye Frozen Foods

Consumer Goods

• "Monopoly"
• Scotch Tape
• The "15" Puzzle
• Zippo Lighter
• LP Records (33 1/3 RPM)
• Nylons
• Pinball Machines
  

I suspect it would not take much digging to multiply this list. It makes me a bit more optimistic that the dire predictions we are hearing from all sides are not the whole story of the near future.