The Nifty

Fifties

Work citedpage

By: Laura WagnerPeriod 3

Kitchen Appliances/Items

General Electric introduces colored kitchen appliances

Non-stick cooking pan in 1954 Dow Chemical creates Saran Wrap Ray Kroc started McDonalds in 1954

(random fun fact!)

Broadcasting

First colored TV and broadcasting in 1953

First remote control for the television First commercial videotape recorder

is introduced

Broadcasting cont…

The first 3-D movie is shown: Arch Oboler's Bwana Devil, starring Robert Stack

Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electric.

Sony, a brand new Japanese company, introduces the first pocket-sized transistor radio

Everyday Items

Seatbelt First “AAA” battery in 1954 Antihistamines enter popular use for

treatment of allergies and head-colds.

White Rose Redi-tea is the world's first instant iced tea

First Credit card (Diners) invented in 1950 by Ralph Schneider

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Everyday Items cont…

American automobile manufacturer Chrysler Corporation introduces power steering, which they called Hydraguide

Still camera gets built-in flash units Super glue invented in 1951

Neato Toys

Silly Putty Barbie-1959 Hula Hoop-1958 Mr. Potato Head-1952 Frisbee Tonka Trucks Skateboards Yahtzee PEZ dispensers

Work Cited!

"1950s Timeline - History Timeline of the 1950s." 20th Century History. The New York Times Company, 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1950timeline.htm>.

Rich, Candace. "Pop History - Inventions of the Fifties." The Fifties Index - Oldies Music, Classic TV, Fifties History, Fifties Clothes, Burma Shave, Elvis, American Bandstand, Sixties Fashion and more. Candace Rich., 2009. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. <http://www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/inventions.htm>.

Work cited cont..

"YouTube - Retromercial: Frisbee and Hula Hoop." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Diana herrera, 2007. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR_uP1VtKCk&feature=PlayList&p=812C5F89119B2F49&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37>.

Reitan, Ed. "RCA-NBC Firsts in Color Television." Novia Internetworking. Ed Reitan, 2004. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. <http://novia.net/~ereitan/rca-nbc_firsts.html>.