Technological Advancements of The 1940s

  • Radar

    Radar
    The first practical version of radar, invented by Sir Robert Watson-Watt, was used in 1935 and improved upon to be used during WW2.
  • Enigma Machine

    Enigma Machine
    Invented Arthur Scherbius it was intended to be sold as a commercial product and not used for military activities. Originally invented in 1919 it wasn't used to its full potential until 1939 when the Nazis used it to encode their messages.
  • Ballistic Missiles

    Ballistic Missiles
    Wernher von Braun invented the first long range ballistic missile for Germany then later moving to the US at the end of WW2.
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb
    Invented by J. Robert Oppenheimer on July 16th 1945. It was used to end the second world war by dropping it on two major cities in japan.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    Designed by J. Presper Eckert, the ENIAC is the first general purpose computers.