HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Personal laptops and computers
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Jet engines and pressurized cabins
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Televisions, air conditioners, and long distance service for telephones
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Automatic transmissions, radial tires, and power-steering in automobiles
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Civil War was fought at a time of great technological innovation and new inventions, including the telegraph, the railroad, and even balloons, became part of the conflict. Some of these new inventions, such as ironclads and telegraphic communication, changed warfare forever.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cold War Statistics As part of the multitude of spy devices created for espionage purposes during the Cold War, the development of tiny portable and hidden video and recording technologies emerged. These same technologies can be seen in effect today in smartphone cameras, Go-Pro cameras, and other wearable devices.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 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 subject to national-security restrictions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tanks. Machine guns. Tactical air support. Poison gas. Sanitary napkins.