Mankind is so used to using all things and household appliances that few people think about how this or that object was created at all. Discovery Channel invites all viewers and simply curious people to the country of the "inventive" century.
What is an educational program
The scientific and educational series "Inventions that Shook the World" will tell about the 20th century of scientific progress, about inventions that make life easier and so help in everyday life. But in the era of discoveries, dangerous things were invented, such as a machine gun, machine gun and the like.
Each series will show how the world has changed for every ten years of discoveries, both useful and those that have sunk into the past. The twentieth century turned out to be a century of scientific boom. Talented people from all over the world invented something new every day. This is a program about scientists, many of whom received well-deserved recognition, and some remained only history.
A little about what rarely anyone asks
From the series "Inventions that Shook the World" viewers will learn many interesting and unusual facts about the creation of a particular subject. And one of these stories is the story of how the idea came up to create the first portable vacuum cleaner and how it later came to life.
One day, a simple Ohio department store employee who worked as a janitor thought about creating a device that would clean carpets without dust scattering. On one sleepless night, James Spengler dawned on attaching a motor with blades to the whisk, which he took from the ceiling fan, and instead of a dust collector he adapted one of his pillowcases.
The series "Inventions that Shook the World" tells the story of the creation of a special device, without which not a single firefighter on Earth can do now. In 1912, a heavy fire at the factory claimed the lives of more than 100 people. This tragedy greatly shocked one local entrepreneur - Garrett Morgan. Soon he came up with a special protective device, which he himself was the first to test when a gas explosion occurred in his city while working underground. He became a real hero. After this incident, about 500 cities bought his invention for their fire departments.
Inventions of the twentieth century and a summary of the series
"Inventions That Shook the World" is a documentary series that is shot incredibly interesting. Each series tells about the new decade and how the world has been improved and updated.
1. The beginning of the XX century: inventions that appeared from 1900 to 1909:
- long wave radio;
- air conditioning;
- plane;
- electrocardiography (ECG);
- fingerprinting (fingerprinting);
- vacuum cleaner.
2.1910-1919:
- parachute;
- sound location system;
- automatic toaster;
- machine;
- Murphy lifting bed;
- conveyor.
3. 1920-1929:
- liquid rocket fuel;
- a television;
- voiced movie;
- polygraph;
- chain Saw;
- roller Skates;
- sliced bread.
4. 1930-1939:
- helicopter;
- copy machine;
- electric guitar;
- walkie-talkie;
- parking meter.
5.1940-1949:
- jet engine;
- microwave;
- computer;
- Fuller primer for cat litter.
6. 1950-1959:
- transistor radio;
- artificial satellite;
- breathalyzer;
- hovercraft;
- corrector (stroke);
- board "Bongo";
- three-point seat belt.
7. 1960-1969:
- robotic labor;
- spaceship;
- taser (stun gun);
- push-button telephone;
- artificial grass;
- game set-top box.
8. 1970-1979:
- digital camera;
- hybrid car;
- cellular telephone;
- petrol;
- sticky paper stickers;
- touch screen;
- the first Soviet orbital station "Salyut 1".
9. 1980-1989:
- DNA analysis
- nicotine patch;
- The Internet;
- laptop computer;
- stealth bomber;
- Orbital station "Mir".
10.1991-1999:
- Hubble telescope;
- smartphone;
- landing module "Mars Pathfinder";
- World Wide Web Information;
- Web camera;
- genetic cloning;
- Mp3 player.