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Advances in science 1920's -1930's
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Diabetes: Killer Disease until the 1920's (1921)
In 1921, two researchers from Canada, Frederick Grant Banting (1891 - 1941) and Charles Herbert Best (1899 - 1978), made an incredible discovery - insulin. This hormone is very important because it regulates blood sugar levels in the human body. Persons suffering from diabetes are unable to maintain safe levels and are at risk of comas and death. After the discovery of insulin, however, it was found that injections of the hormone and a well-controlled diet could help people to lead a regular lif -
Albert Einstein is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1921)
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) was born on March 14, 1879, in Germany. In 1905, Einstein published his theory of relativity in "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies." Among his other publications included The Meaning of Relativity. His research eventually earned him worldwide fame and a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. -
Vitamin E (1922)
In 1922, two American scientists, Dr. Herbert McLean Evans and K.S. Bishop discovered vitamin E (named by Evans). This discovery was an important one. Vitamin E serves as an antioxidant and is found in foods such as margarine, peanut oil, sunflower seeds, walnuts, and several others. It protects body tissue and polyunsaturated fats from oxidation. Gladys Anderson Emerson (1903 - 1984), another American scientist, would later go on to isolate the vitamin in pure form. -
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is Created (1922)
In October of 1922, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) was created for the public. Because promotions were restricted, money was earned from people who purchased annual wireless licenses. In December of 1926, the BBC became a public corporation after receiving a Royal Charter. The first television broadcast to the public was made by this company in 1929. The BBC has had world-wide influence on radio and television and is still active today. -
The Arrival of the Baby Austin (1922)
Herbert Austin (1866 - 1941) was born in England on November 8, 1866. His credits include creating the first Wolseley motor car (1895) and the Austin Motor Company (1905). In 1922, Austin introduced the Austin Seven in Great Britain. The "Baby Austin," as it was nicknamed, allowed several consumers who were previously unable to afford cars to buy one. The car featured four cylinders, a three-speed gearbox, and seated four. Five years prior to his death, Austin gave Lord Rutherford of the Cavendi -
Tutankhamen's Tomb is Found (1922)
On November 4, 1922, an English archaeologist and Egyptologist named Howard Carter (1873-1939) and Egyptologist George Herbert (Lord Carnarvon) found the long-sought grave of Tutankhamen or Tutankhamun (1343 - 1325 B.C.) The body of the 18-year old king and his treasure were uncovered after more than 3000 years. Popularly known as the "boy-king" or "King Tut," Tutankhamen is believed to have become king at age eight or nine. -
John Baird Introduces His Television (1926)
John Logie Baird (1888 – 1946), a Scottish engineer, held several jobs throughout his lifetime: shoe shiner, salesman, and electrical engineer. His most appreciated accomplishment, however, is not a clean shoe. It is the Baird Televisor: the first working system of television. While developing his invention, the founder of the Television Development Company became a pioneer when he transmitted the image of a boy in action. In 1926, Baird displayed his breakthrough creation in London at the Royal -
Penicillin is Discovered (1928)
In the summer of 1928, Alexander Fleming (1881 - 1955), a British scientist, discovered green and yellow mold on a culture plate of Staphylococcus bacterium. This discovery would eventually earn Fleming and two other scientists, chemist Ernst Boris Chain and pathologist Howard Walter Florey, a Nobel prize in 1945. In 1944, King George VI had knighted Fleming. What was all the commotion behind green and yellow mold? The mold that Fleming discovered growing on a left-out culture plate had elimina
