The Post World War II Boom: How America Got Into Gear
WEBMay 14, 2020 · By the summer of 1945, Americans had been living under wartime rationing policies for more than three years, including limits on such common goods as rubber, sugar, gasoline, fuel oil, coffee,...
An Evolving Twentieth-Century Profession: Technology after World War II
WEBJul 1, 2021 · To understand the magnitude of change in the profession of arms after World War II, we must conduct an exploration of new technologies. These technologies underpinned significant evolution in how military institutions, and the profession of arms, thought about and conducted military operations.
The Scientific and Technological Advances of World War II
WEBThe growth and sophistication of military weapons throughout the war created new uses, as well as new conflicts, surrounding such technology. World War II allowed for the creation of new commercial products, advances in medicine, and the creation of new fields of scientific exploration.
Project Paperclip and American Rocketry after World War II
WEBMar 31, 2023 · Project Paperclip was the second name for a program to bring German and Austrian engineers, scientists, and technicians to the United States after the end of World War II in Europe. Known by many today as “Operation Paperclip,” which is actually a misnomer, it was originally called Project Overcast. Its official objective was to bring these ...
10 Critical Inventions and Innovations of World War Two
WEBJan 4, 2023 · The advent of the atomic bomb and the electronic computer, meanwhile, revolutionised the face of warfare and life on Earth. Here are 10 of the most important inventions and innovations of World War Two. 1. The jeep.
Great Responsibilities and New Global Power - The National WWII Museum
WEBWorld War II transformed the United States from a midlevel global power to the leader of the “free world.” With this rapid rise in power and influence, the United States had to take on new responsibilities, signaling the beginning of the "American era."
Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II ...
WEBJul 8, 2020 · Using data on all OSRD contracts and the patents they produced, we show that these investments had large effects on the direction and location of U.S. invention and high-tech industrial employment, setting in motion agglomeration forces which shaped the technology clusters of the postwar era.
Background: The Postwar U.S. Technology Enterprise
WEBSince World War II, the U.S. technology enterprise and the private and public strategies that have sustained it have been profoundly shaped by the nation's unique economic and geopolitical position in the decades immediately following the war (Nelson, 1990).
Technology in Postwar America: A History on JSTOR
WEBThe two decades between World War I and World War II were laced with discussions about technology and its place in American life. The word “technology” itself probably came into common use during this period to replace the older …
Why the U.S. Government Brought Nazi Scientists to America After …
WEBNov 16, 2016 · As the war came to a close in 1945, both American and Russian officials began scheming to get that technology for themselves. So it came to pass that 71 years ago today, 88 Nazi scientists...
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