Population: 123,188,000 in 48 states
Life Expectancy: Male, 58.1; Female, 61.6
Average salary: $1,368
Unemployment rises to 25%
Huey Long proposes a guaranteed annual income of $2,500
Car Sales: 2,787,400
Food Prices: Milk, 14 cents a qt.; Bread, 9 cents a loaf; Round Steak, 42 cents a pound
Lynchings: 21
Lynchings: 21
The atom had been known about for some time by 1932 and Rutherford had continued to do research on the properties of the atom.
Question 1:
Who worked with Rutherford and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1935 for the discovery of the neutron?
Removal of a portion of the brain in dogs seemed to have a calming effect. Moniz looked at the work done on dogs many years prior and decided to see if it would have the same effect on humans. Remember Phineas Gage? The destruction of his frontal lobe had the opposite effect.
Question 2:
Briefly explain the procedure of a lobotomy and the reason behind them and tell how many lobotomies were performed between 1939-1951?
Nylon rope, nylon pantyhose, nylon hair combs, machine screws, gears, toothbrushes, and clothing – the uses are infinite. With the discovery of polymers (long chains of molecules) many new products were made and old parts replaced with a material that is tougher and longer lasting.
Question 3:
Nylon was meant to replace what materials already in use?
Spiral, elliptical, and irregular are the three main types of galaxies. We are in the Milky Way Galaxy. As Edwin Hubble looked into the night sky he was what was first termed as “little nebulae.”
Question 4:
What two discoveries did Hubble make when he was looking at the night sky in California?
July 1930 began the start of a near 49 Million dollar project, consisting of nearly 3 million cubic yards of concrete, up to 5,000 men, and temperatures reading 116-130 degrees. The hydropower is endless!
Question 5:
What were “jumbo trucks”? (Hint: they have something to do with the diversion tunnels)
Question 6:
What did “high scalars” do?
On January 11, 1935, she became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland, California
Question 7:
Who was “She” and how far did she fly?
Once considered the tallest building in the world, the Empire State Building was built in 14 months with construction starting in 1930.
Question 8:
Considered a wonder of the modern world, how much time and many people did it take to construct?
Fiberglass is now one of the most widely used products in American Households.
Question 9:
What two ancient cultures had access to fiberglass before it was patented and put into vehicles?
“Can I go make a copy?” The words spoken by all middle school students when they don’t want to copy papers by hand! Thanks to Chester Carlson, copies are easy and quick to make!
Question 10:
What was the name of Carlson’s co-inventer?
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