20th Century Technological Advances

Introduction

Before the radio, people had to go out to hear a band play their favorite song, they would have to go to a baseball game to know what happens, and they could only get their news from the paper. In 1920s the radio swept the nation, everyone was listening to the radio for music, sports and the news, it was the smartphone of the 1920s. But towards the 1950s the television started to replace the radio in people’s homes and gain popularity. The TV changed how people got entertainment, and their news. Then in 1977, the first home computer was invented, and without it we wouldn’t have the first home computer, we wouldn’t have the computer we have today.

Task

  1. How does the advancements in technology from the 20th century differ from the technology before it.

 

  1. What was the most important invention in the 20th century, in your opinion?

 

  1. How did the radio affect everyday life?