New Innovations: 1945-1991 Inventions Timeline for Kids
WEBJul 1, 2014 · The Cold War (1945 - 1991) was a period in history when the Arms Race and the Space Race brought about many important technological breakthroughs with new innovations and inventions.
How the Cold War Shaped Science and Technology Today
WEBOct 9, 2020 · Despite conflict ending nearly 30 years ago, the war has shaped many aspects of modern warfare and space exploration that we have today. The nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, missile defense, satellites, and space exploration all experienced great advancement thanks to the Cold War.
Cold War technology and inventions explained | Britannica
WEBExplore technological innovations of the Cold War ... Learn about inventions that were created during the Cold War, such as the Internet and different kinds of military equipment.
Science and Technology in the Global Cold War - MIT Press
WEBThe Cold War period saw a dramatic expansion of state-funded science and technology research. Government and military patronage shaped Cold War technoscientific practices, imposing methods that were project oriented, team based, and …
Color TV Transformed the Way Americans Saw the World, and the …
WEBJan 25, 2019 · A historian of 20th century media argues that the technological innovation was the quintessential Cold War machine. At the start of the 1960s, color television was …
Speed and the Cold War | National Air and Space Museum
WEBJul 7, 2022 · America’s resolve during the Cold War spurred innovations in military aircraft and preparedness. A new generation of high-speed reconnaissance and fighter aircraft took shape to fly higher, faster, and farther.
18 - Science, technology, and the Cold War - Cambridge …
WEBSep 28, 2010 · What made the Cold War peculiarly dangerous and ubiquitous was the power of modern technology, most obviously nuclear weapons. But other new technologies were equally central: out of a vast range this chapter looks particularly at transistors, satellites, and computers.
The Invention of the Internet ‑ Inventor, Timeline & Facts | HISTORY
WEBJun 11, 2024 · The internet got its start in the United States in the late 1960s as a military defense system in the Cold War. For years, scientists and researchers used it to …
The Space Race: Timeline, Cold War & Facts | HISTORY
WEBFeb 22, 2010 · On October 4, 1957, a Soviet R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile launched Sputnik (Russian for “traveler”), the world’s first artificial satellite and the first man-made object to be...
Introduction | Science and Technology in the Global Cold War
WEBWe focus not only on what happened to science during the Cold War, but also on what happened to science because of the Cold War. We address these topics in terms of the structure of science, the research agendas, who was …
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