Science Advances Through the Decades Cody Fisher and Glory Chitwood The first washing machine was called The Thor. The Wright brothers had a bicycle shop in Marconis radio transmission traveled 1700 miles. The Bubonic Plague came to the U.S off of a ship sailing from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Before the Caterpillar Track farmers would sink in to the mud. Ecstasy was created in Germany as an appetite suppressant people died and 705 people were saved on the Titanic. Inhalation of chlorine gas immediately destroys humans respiratory organs. Chlorine gas was used because tear gas did not work in cold temperatures. Winston Churchill got the idea for a tank to move through rough terrain. The polygraph, or lie detector, was invented. Wonder bread was the first ever sliced bread. The original automobiles were often painted black because the black paint dried the quickest. Lindbergh flew from New York to Newfoundland in 33 hours, and won a 25,000 dollar prize for it. Breadboard radios were constructed on wooden planks. Over 18,000 lobotomies were performed between Over 18,000 lobotomies were performed between Amelia Earhart was the first person to ever fly from Honolulu, Hawaii to California. Amelia Earhart was the first person to ever fly from Honolulu, Hawaii to California. The ancient Phoenicians and Egyptians made fiberglass. The ancient Phoenicians and Egyptians made fiberglass. Nylon was meant to be a replacement for silk when it became scarce during World War II. Nylon was meant to be a replacement for silk when it became scarce during World War II. The Empire State Building took 14 months to construct. The Empire State Building took 14 months to construct. George de Mestral got the idea for Velcro when he noticed the burrs stuck to his clothing. 30,000 weekly calls were being made by 5,000 customers using a wireless network in Coming in contact with Napalm can cause 5 th degree burns, carbon monoxide poisoning, burned windpipes, & death. The aqualung was created in Charles E. Yeager was aboard the first supersonic passenger aircraft. The first snowmobile was a small gasoline powered engine on a toboggan steered with skis. Franklin D. Roosevelt got Polio in 1921 and was left partially paralyzed. The first company to issue a credit card in the United States was the Diners Club. The first computer with hard drive weighed one ton. One of the largest drive-in theaters was the Troy Drive-In in Detroit, Michigan. The largest marketing down fall of the Magnavox Odyssey was that it only worked on one TV. The bell-boy was the first pager. To check the message, the person had to go home to their telephone. 47 pounds of lunar land was collected. Kevlar is used in bullet proof vests. The first mouse was shaped like a pen. The ATARI VCS cost 199$ when it first came out it also included nine games. The Busicom LE-120A HANDY-LE cost 395$. The first probable internet use was Arpanet. The main component of a MRI is a magnet. The walkman was promoted in Japan so people could listen to music in head phones. The total artificial heart is implanted after the heart is removed. The IPod was born in the year million Americans have taken the drug Prozac in 5 years. The first camera company was Kodak. It took the Mac128K one year and 10 months to stay on the market. Dolly the sheep was cloned from a six year old doll sheep. Fever, cough, and sore throat are all symptoms of Avian Flu (Bird Flu). The Hubble Telescope has a 2.4 meter diameter mirror. GPS is used in atomic clocks, trucking companies, and Search and Rescue. Caching is when a computer remembers a site visited often. We have come a long way in 100 years. From the first washing machine, to the Hubble Telescope. What discoveries will be made in 2010?