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Psychoanalysis
Psychologists like Sigmund Freud and Karl Jung legitimized the study and treatment of the mind. Sigmund Freud originated psychoanalysis. This was a set of techniques for exploring and treating the various mental disorders. These were based on Freud's belief that the unconscious mind, rather than reason, drives the thinking and actions of the body. Psychologist all over the world today save lives because of Freud's development in the 20th century. -
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Communication
Changes in communication technology began in the early 20th century. There was the invention of the radio and telephone, popular in the 1910s and 1920s. The television would replace the radio as the primary medium of mass communication. Later yet would come cell phone use in 1979. Today there are still yearly advancements in communication technology. -
The Wright brothers take flight!
In 1903, the Wright brothers' experimental aircraft takes it's first successful, maned flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright paved way for the first human trip to the moon in 1969. -
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Transportation
The development in transportation of the 20th century paved the pathway for the advanced forms of transportation we have in the 21st century. -
Model T
Henry ford's use of an assembly line production process develops the first affordable automobile. The first Model T automobile is was sold in 1908. This was the beginning of mass-produced automobiles. It was the beginning of convertibles and pickup trucks. -
Blood Banks
Charles Richard Drew researched the storing of blood. The work of storing blood allowed the use of large-scale blood banks. This was a major breakthrough as many people need blood transfusions. The knowledge of the proper techniques of storing blood makes it much easier to do operations where extra blood is needed. There is no need for a person to be in the operation room for blood access as the doctors will have a blood bag. -
Atomic War
Weapons have been in use for the purpose of destroying one another since the beginning of time. During the late 1930s, Albert Einstein warned president Roosevelt about the Nazis' development of the atomic bomb. The United responded by constructing The Manhattan Project headed by physicists J Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Niels Bohr. The Manhattan Project was a team of elite scientist building atomic bombs for the US. The atomic bomb was used in 1945 to destroy Japanese cities and people. -
Transistor
The invention of the transistor in the 1950s made it possible to have smaller and cheaper produced electronic goods. This paved the way for the computer which is widely used today for many objectives. The transistor amplifies or magnifies an electric signal. This soon lead to the development of microchips. -
Medicine and Biology
There have been many advancements in the medical field and biology. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick found the shape of DNA. This development alone allowed scientist to explain why certain people have certain characteristics. There was the development of the X-ray which allowed doctors to see inside the body, and the CAT scan which allows doctors to see the brain in action. There is now a way to transplant organs all because of the study of biology.
