1950s Flashcards
1
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Polio vaccines
A
Jonas Salk developed injectable
Albert Sabin developed safer oral version
2
Q
Author of On the Road
A
Jack Kerouac
3
Q
Poverty line
A
figure set by the government to reflect the minimum income required to support a family
4
Q
ENIAC
A
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. One of America’s earliest computers. Made for US Army.
5
Q
UNIVAC
A
Universal Automatic Computer: would handle business data and launch the computer revolution
6
Q
The Affluent Society
A
Written by John Kenneth Galbraith, described new American abundance
7
Q
The Lonely Crowd
A
Written by David Riesman, suggested that focus on conformity was changing people’s motivations and philosophies
8
Q
The Organization Man
A
William H. Whyte, Jr wrote abt this criticizing the lack of critical thinking
9
Q
Conquering space
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