World War 1

Air craft carriers

May 12, 1912

Aircraft carriers were used to help carry many airplanes at once that could be launched at a moments notice

Mobile x-ray machine

Oct 7, 1914

Mobile x-ray machines were first used during world war 1. They were known as radiologic cars or little curies By the end of the war there were 18 of these “radiologic cars” or “Little Curies” in operation.

Flame Throwers First Used

Feb 6, 1915

After a massed assault on enemy lines, it wasn’t uncommon for enemy soldiers to hole up in bunkers and dugouts hollowed into the side of the trenches. Unlike grenades, flamethrowers could “neutralize” (i.e. burn alive) enemy soldiers in these confined spaces without inflicting structural damage (the bunkers might come in handy for the new residents). The flamethrower was first used by German troops near Verdun in February 1915.

Poison Gas

Apr 22, 1915

Poison Gas used for the first time in August 1915 bt the Germans used it in Trench Warfare. Gas masks were eventually given

Tracer Bullets

Nov 7, 1915

Tracer bullets were first used in 1915 and did not work very well but the ones invented invented in 1916 worked very well.

Gas Masks

Jul 25, 1916

This was when the gas Mask was first invented. It was first used soon after.

Tanks

Sep 15, 1916

Tanks were first used on this date duringThe Battle of Flers-Courcelette

Drones

Nov 7, 1916

The first pilotless drone was developed in 1916 and 1917 by two inventors, Elmer Sperry and Peter Hewitt.

Crypography

Nov 8, 1919

Codes and ciphers were used extensively in WW1. The decodingby British Naval intelligence of the Zimmerman telegram helped bring the United States into the war. Trench codes were usd by field armies of most of the combatants in WW1.

Sanitary Napkins

Nov 7, 1920

Sanitary napkins were created to help keep women clean