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Period: to
1951-1960
After the war, the suburbanization of America was a period of time that lead to many new ideas and inventions coming to light all over the world including:
-The first credit card (1950)
-The barcode (1952)
-Transistor radio (1953)
-Non-stick Teflon pan (1954)
-McDonalds franchise (1955)
-Microchips (1959)
-Barbie (1959)
Barbie is still a toy used today, the barbie movie (2023)
Barcode used in all stores
Credit/debit cards used everyday
McDonalds is very successful -
Period: to
1961-1970
Continuing with inventions and innovations:
-Audio Cassette tapes
-Soft contact lenses
-Compact Disc (CDs)
-Kevlar
-Floppy disc -
Period: to
1971-1980
-Pong (first video game)
-Post-it Note
-Hacky sack -
Period: to
1981-1990
Lots of tech this decade:
-Prozac
-Cabbage Patch kids
-Mcintosh computers (Apple)
-IMB Personal Computer (PC) -
Period: to
1991-2000
Turn of the century!
-DVDs
-World Wide Web
-Google
-eBay