American Decades
Communication
Anthropological View.
Communication skills are the key to advancing civilization. Until the earliest humans developed a way to communicate effectively, they were little different from the other animals around them. Civilizations that developed written communication methods tended to be much more successful than those that did not. Mathematical skills developed written communication even further. There were distinct limits to the engineering capabilities of ancient cultures without a mathematical system that was easy to use and understand.
Improvements.
During the 1950s communication was rapidly improved by several highly technical innovations. Advancements in electronics made television available to almost everyone. Then electronic engineers developed systems of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals in color. Eventually shows could even be taped for high-quality broadcast at the convenience of the television...
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1950's Science and Technology
- Overview
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Topics in the News
- Chromosome Number in Humans
- Communication
- The Computer Comes of Age
- Computer Predicts Election
- Computer Technology: Evolving Science
- Cyclotron/Bevatron
- DNA
- Dental Drills: High Speed and Painless (More or Less)
- Fossil Dating
- H-Bomb
- ICBM
- Jets
- Mapping the Ocean Floor
- Maser/Laser
- The Microwave Oven
- The New Frontier
- Nuclear Submarines
- Oral Contraceptives
- Radio Astronomy
- Radioimmunoassay
- The Saint Lawrence Seaway
- Sex Change
- Telephones in the Age of Technology
- Television
- Transatlantic Cable
- The Transistor
- Women in Science and Technology
- Headline Makers
- People in the News
- Awards
- Deaths
- Publications
- Important Events in Science and Technology, 1950–1959
