Technology Use Progression

  • Convertibles

    Convertibles
    People miss the convertible feel of early cars. Manufacturers such as Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, and Chrysler brought a variety of convertible models to the eager American public.
  • Automatic Traffic Signal

    Automatic Traffic Signal
    In 1922, the traffic tower began to be controlled by an automatic timer. The first company to add timers to traffic lights was Crouse-Hinds.
  • Vacuum Cleaner

    Vacuum Cleaner
    The vacuum cleaner was invented in 1901, but the company Hoover popularized and made a new and better version. This included an on and off switch and more upgrades.
  • Television

    Television
    Before electronic television, there was mechanical television. In 1927, Philo Taylor Farnsworth invented the world's first electronic television.
  • Electric Blender

    Electric Blender
    The first electric mixer was developed in 1922 and was used specifically to make malt and smoothies in a soda fountain.