Population: 151,684,000 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census)*
Unemployed: 3,288,000
Life expectancy: Women 71.1, Men 65.6
Car Sales: 6,665,800
Average Salary: $2,992
Labor Force male/female: 5/2
Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14
Bomb shelter plans, like the government pamphlet "You Can Survive", become widely available
Unemployed: 3,288,000
Life expectancy: Women 71.1, Men 65.6
Car Sales: 6,665,800
Average Salary: $2,992
Labor Force male/female: 5/2
Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14
Bomb shelter plans, like the government pamphlet "You Can Survive", become widely available
I’ll pay you now with this piece of plastic, and you can charge me up to 20% more for the product.
Question 1:
What was the first company to issue a credit card in the United States?
No, it is not a war against the common cold. Read more about it till can explain it.
Question 2:
How large was the blast from the MIKE test? (page 5 of 27)
The 1950’s started the age of space exploration.
Question 3:
How many Earth Orbiters were launched in the 1950's? What were their names?
DNA
Since the 1800’s scientists have been studying the method of genetic inheritance. Rosalind Franklin led the way for the two men who get the most credit for identifying the structure of DNA
Since the 1800’s scientists have been studying the method of genetic inheritance. Rosalind Franklin led the way for the two men who get the most credit for identifying the structure of DNA
Question 4:
What method did the King’s team use to take a look at DNA?
Ski-Doo
The 1950s brought a time of people wanting to have fun. Though travel on the snow had occurred prior to the 1950s.
The 1950s brought a time of people wanting to have fun. Though travel on the snow had occurred prior to the 1950s.
Question 5:
What was the first type of snowmobile and what were they used for?
Disk Drive
Computers needed to have a way to store data. Scroll down the page to get a brief history of computers. 1956 marked the year of the first hard drive.
Question 6:
Computers needed to have a way to store data. Scroll down the page to get a brief history of computers. 1956 marked the year of the first hard drive.
Question 6:
How much did that hard drive weigh and what company created it?
Blue Ray - DVDs - VHS - BETA - VTR
Television had already been broadcasting for quite some time before the invention of the VTR. Capturing TV images and placing them onto magnetic tape was the essence of the VTR.
Television had already been broadcasting for quite some time before the invention of the VTR. Capturing TV images and placing them onto magnetic tape was the essence of the VTR.
Question 7:
How much did the first reel of commercial blank tape manufactured by 3M cost in 1957?
Look under the “A Chronology of Magnetic Recording” link
Polio Vaccine
“In 1952--an epidemic year for polio--there were 58,000 new cases reported in the United States, and more than 3,000 died from the disease.”
“In 1952--an epidemic year for polio--there were 58,000 new cases reported in the United States, and more than 3,000 died from the disease.”
Question 8:
What is Polio and what US President was infected with it?
3D Movies become popular
Even though the visible light glasses were cool, 3D glasses are much cooler! Read the entire page starting at “How do 3D glasses work?”
Even though the visible light glasses were cool, 3D glasses are much cooler! Read the entire page starting at “How do 3D glasses work?”
Question 9:
Why do 3D movies look fuzzy when you don’t have your glasses on?
3D and Drive-In Theaters – Oh My!
Of course Drive-in movie lots had been around since the 1930’s, but in the 1950’s their popularity sky rocketed.
Of course Drive-in movie lots had been around since the 1930’s, but in the 1950’s their popularity sky rocketed.
Question 10:
What was one of the largest drive-in theaters? By the end of the 1950’s how many drive-in theaters were in operation?
Facts taken from: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade50.html
