Household Inventions
This kitchen appliance, introduced in the 1940s, made heating food quick and easy electromagnetic waves.
What is the microwave oven?
What is the TV dinner?
In 1956, this U.S President signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, creating the interstate highway system.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This device, introduced in the 1940s, became a primary form of home entertainment, replacing the radio.
What is the Television?
This lifesaving vaccine, developed by Jonas Salk in 1955, helped nearly eradicate a crippling disease.
What is the polio vaccine?
This invention, introduced by the Tappan Company in 1946, revolutionized home cooking by using gas or electric coils.
What is the modern electric stove?
This fizzy soft drink, created in 1941, became a household name and a popular competitor to Coca-Cola.
What is Mountain Dew?
This 1950s innovation made driving safer at night by automatically adjusting high-beam headlights.
What is the auto-dimming rearview mirror?
First invented in 1947, this device replaced vacuum tubes in electronics and paved the way for smaller, more efficient technology.
What is the transistor?
This first artificial heart-lung machine, developed in 1953, allowed for successful open-heart surgery.
What is the heart-lung bypass machine?
In 1951, Whirlpool introduced an automatic version of this appliance making washing dishes easier.
What is the dishwasher?
This instant version of this warm breakfast staple was first introduced in 1950, reducing cooking time significantly.
What is instant oatmeal?
This popular 1950s vehicle model, made by Chevrolet, became an American classic with its sleek design.
What is the Chevrolet Bel Air?
The first color TV broadcast aired in 1954, giving viewers a more vibrant way to watch their favorite programs.
What is the Tournament of Roses Parade?
In 1947 this cold remedy was introduced, offering fast relief from congestion and headaches.
What is NyQuil?
The household appliance, first mass-produced in the 1950s, helped keep clothes wrinkle-free.
What is the electric steam iron?
This squeezable condiment bottle, introduced in the 1950's, made dispensing condiments less messy.
What is the plastic ketchup bottle?
This car safety feature, introduced by Volvo in 1959, is now standard in all vehicles worldwide.
What is the three-point seatbelt?
On 1946, AT&T introduced this communication technology, allowing people to speak to each other over long distances.
What is the first commercial mobile phone call?
This medical imaging technique, first successfully developed in the 1950s, allows doctors to view internal organs without surgery.
What is ultrasound?
This cleaning device, first marketed in the late 1940s, used suction power to remove dirt from carpets and floors.
What is the vacuum cleaner?
This frozen treat, introduced in the late 1950's, allowed kids to enjoy ice cream without the mess of a bowl or cone.
What is the ice cream sandwich?
In 1948, the Citroen 2CV was released in France as a low-cost, fuel-efficient vehicle designed for this primary purpose.
What is affordable rural transportation?
This tape format, introduced in 1958, allowed people to record and play music with better sound quality than records.
What is the stereo cassette tape?
The scientific discovery, revealed in 1953 by Watson and Crick, explained the structure of human genetics.
What is the double-helix DNA structure?