The 1920’s was a revolutionary time for inventions. The hairdryer was invented in 1920. Before this, women attached a hose to the exhaust of a vacuum to blow themselves dry. Although this worked, the invention of the hairdryer made things a lot easier for women.
This is very similar to the impacts Steve Jobs has made on our culture.
Granted we had computers and ways of playing and buying music before Apple, but Job’s revolutionized these electronics to make things more convenient for people. Itunes has made buying music from your own computer simple without cheating the record companies out of royalties. Q Tips were also invented in 1920 which made cleanings your ears simple compared to burning cones to pull the wax from your ears.
The 1920s was indeed America’s “growth spurt”. Improvements were made in fashion, technology, transportation, and manufacturing. Maybe the biggest improvement of the times was the automobile with a combustible engine. Henry Ford’s automobile created more jobs and easier transportation. Apple has indeed created many jobs in the technology industry. The apple computer, ipod, iphone, and ipad has made it possible to create movies on your own computer, download and transport music, revolutionized the world of cell phones, and made information portable and accessible.
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Steve Junior
Cartoon Artist