Inventions

• The Radio

  • Owning one was a status symbol, cost as much as a car
  • Radio programming included music, lectures, and concerts
  • Radio connected people across the nation very quickly
  • Helped farmers and people in small towns not feel so isolated and politicians could directly speak to the public
• The Automobile

  • Cars brought mobility
  • Allowed farmers to come to town to shop and sell their goods - caused rapid growth of the Suburbs because people could live farther away from where they worked
  • Led to paved roads and highways for smoother rides
  • Let friends and relatives visit each other on a regular basis 
  • Changed people’s lifestyles, affected the layout of cities, replace the corner store with large department stores, and caused traffic jams
• Insulin

  • Discovered by Fredrick Banting and Charles Best
  • Wasn’t a cure for diabetes but stablizes the blood sugar level for patients
  • A diagnosis of diabetes was an invariable death sentence, more or less quickly