Technology

Read about the three important inventions of the 20’s –

You might find this student research paper on American inventions in the 1920’s interesting -

And unless you walk everywhere,

you are probably grateful (if you think about it and don’t take it for granted) to this gentleman -

But the most exciting achievement of the 1920s– and not only to Americans, but also to the world – was that of one man, Charles Lindbergh. This site provides an enormous amount of information, including news and movie clips, the flight timeline and map, Lindbergh’s report that he tried to ask directions to Ireland from a fisherman (imagine asking directions as you are flying a plane!), a full report on the kidnapping and murder of his 20-month-old son, and many other links.

For details on his plane, try this site –

For additional information related to the 1920s, you might consider that the wikipedia site has many topics related to the 1920s as well as links that detail the topics – a really worthwhile browse.

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Questions on Technology –

26. Of the “three important inventions of the 20’s”, which do you consider the most important to you? Why?

27. Besides the automobile, which invention of the 1920’s do you use the most?

28. Name the five countries Lindbergh flew over on his historic flight.

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Model T Ford image (Online Image) Available http://www.uh.edu/engines/model-t.gif, July 2006

Henry Ford image (Online Image) Available http://www.ford.sk/images/spolocnost/henry-ford.jpg, July 2006

Charles Lindbergh image (Online Image) Available http://www.biologydaily.com/biology/upload/thumb/7/79/180px-Lindbergh.jpg, July 2006

Plane image (Online Image) Available http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/media_content/m-7855.jpg, July 2006