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some interesting things about/from the 1940s? or 20s and 30s?

Jan 17, 2011 by clara | Posted in History

my semester final for creative writing is an assignment centered around a decade of our choice. we have to write a short story about that decade (i.e: a person, an invention, an event, etc.), present it to the class (act it out, use a storyboard, photographs

My great uncle had eight kids. They had no food. He crossed a picket line in the thirties. He was shot dead.

edit: I was also told this was the first time that had happened, actually being shot to death on a picket line. I don't know if that

| Jan 17, 2011

Where does the rot lie?

23.02.19

Thanks to this newspaper, recently I paid tribute to my legendary late grandfather, Pt. Swaroop Nath of Shopian. Apart from paying tributes, there was a larger purpose to the write-up. The purpose was to take the readers, particularly the youth of the state back to early 1920s and 30s, when the events which shaped up our present world were taking place in rapid succession. First World War had been fought and many new inventions made. Russian revolution had occurred and the old orders were collapsing fast. Jewish holocaust had begun and Hitler was on a rampage. Yet another World War, which proved to be even costlier and disastrous for the mankind, was fought. The events which would affect us all later were also occurring in this era. The future course of the Indian subcontinent was shaping up. The idea of Pakistan was taking shape. The late Quaid-E-Azam Mr. Jinnah had imposed self-exile upon himself after having failed in his efforts to bring Congress and Muslim League together and

Source: GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

Transportation, Technology, & Inventions of the 1920s & 30s

Class project.

Listening for the Enemy Giant Ears on the British Coast ...

by Jo Weber

They included senior officials from the Air Ministry as well as well-known scientific colleagues such as the Scotsman Robert Watson-Watt, all of whom wanted to see for themselves the progress being made in the field of acoustic detection. Above all, they wanted to see the imposing technology that had made it possible to track planes in the sky before they were detectible to the human ear or, astonishingly, even the eye. The detection and tracking of enemy aircraft was therefore a top priority....

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Machines & Inventions
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Regulation and the Revolution in United States Farm Productivity
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Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

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Listening for the Enemy: Giant Ears on the British Coast
Spiegel Online - May 31, 2011
Listening for the Enemy: Giant Ears on the British Coast and they were designed to listen for enemy aircraft in the 1920s and 30s. Pre-World War II acoustic experiments led to some extraordinary architecture -- and to a remarkably effective technology which ultimately succumbed to the invention of radar.

Information in search of meaning
The Australian - Jun 02, 2011
The early hopes in the US in the 1920s for radio as a liberating educational force were nullified by the dominance of the radio corporations in the 30s. Wu cites, in particular, AT&T, the American telephone conglomerate, "who went to the American

Slideshow: Telling an Innovation Story Over the Years
R & D Magazine - May 20, 2011
This multi-page spread details some of GEs inventions of the 1920s and 1930s in a magazine, text-heavy style. It also features the original precursor to the bedside BlackBerry charger. GEs craftsmanship and industrial lyricism have always been

Where does the rot lie?
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Feb 23, 9219
The purpose was to take the readers, particularly the youth of the state back to early 1920s and 30s, when the events which shaped up our present world were taking place in rapid succession. First World War had been fought and many new inventions made.

A marker of distinction
Times Record News - May 19, 2011
It was formerly the home of John Hart Wilson, an inventor and entrepreneur who started several successful companies in the Wichita Falls area in the 1920s and '30s. It is now owned by the First Presbyterian Church and serves as the office and