Inventions in the 1940'sDid you know... Some interesting inventions from the 1940's. 
Atomic Clocks were invented in 1949.http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Atomic_clock Holography (the science of producing holograms) was invented in 1948 by Dennis Gabor, a Hungarian physicist working in Britain at the time. http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Holography Long Playing (LP) Records were invented in 1948 by Peter Carl Goldmark, a Hungarian-born, American engineer who developed the 33-1/3 rpm vinyl while working at Columbia Records. http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Vinyl_record Polaroid Cameras were invented in 1947 by Edwin Land, an American scientist and inventor who developed inexpensive light polarising filters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_camera Transistors (in electrical circuitry) were invented in 1947 by Bell Labs, USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor Computers were invented in 1946 by American pioneers John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. The first computer was called ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) and was the first large-scale, electronic, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer Mobile Telephone Services were invented in 1946 by US telecoms companies AT&T and Southwestern Bell. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Telephone_Service Microwave Ovens were invented in 1946 by Percy Spencer, an American engineer and inventor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven Nuclear Weapons were first used in 1945, developed by the USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon Slinky toys were invented in 1945 by Richard James, a marine engineer noticed a torsion spring fall off a table and roll around on the floor, he then went on to produce 400 initial toys which proved to be a huge success. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky The Aqua-lung (first scuba diving gear) was invented in 1943 by Frenchmen Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a naval officer and Emile Gagnan, an engineer. The demand-valve was designed for regulating gas in gas-generator engines, but was found to be excellent for regulating air-supply under varied pressure conditions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua-Lung Undersea Oil Pipelines were invented in 1942 by the British as a war tactic. British scientists, oil companies & armed forces launched 'Operation Pluto' (PLUTO stands for Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) to construct undersea oil pipelines under the English Channel between England and France. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pluto Bazooka Rocket Guns were invented in 1942 by the US Army. Plans for rocket guns date back to just before the end of WWI but when the war finished the plans were scrapped until they were developed through the 1930's and the Rocket Launcher, M1A1 was launched in 1942. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazooka Email this story to a friend  Add this link to:            
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