Due to the challenges of World War II, the 1940’s saw huge technological advancement, from the microwave oven to the color television. All types of people tried to turn their imagination into life. When German troops were sweeping across western Europe and North Africa early in 1940, with lightning speed. The U.S. Army had to have its own response, so as quickly as possible they called out to 135 different American automobile manufacturers for a running prototype to be presented, within just forty-nine days. But, only the American Bantam Car Company and Willys-Overland Motors responded, and after much discussion the Bantam Reconnaissance Car was chosen to be used by the U.S. Army. But, the U.S Army gave the Bantam design to the opposing, Willys-Overland Motors, and another American …show more content…
The Colossus was created to help British codebreakers decode encrypted German messages, during World War II. The ABC (John Atanasoff Computer), the world 's first electronic digital computer, was built by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry in 1942 at Iowa State University. The computer was designed to generally to solve linear equations. But, the 18,000 vacuum tube powered computer also solved the U.S. Army 's problem of computing artillery and bombing tables. The computer also replaced more than 200 women working with mechanical desk calculators. Color television started in the late 1940s with black and white television. Although, it was not a commercially sold product until the early 1950s. In 1940, based on the designs of John Logie Baird, the inventor of the first television system, researchers from CBS created the first ever color television system. And, a decade later, in 1950, the FCC authorized color television technology as the national standard, despite the fact that the system was taking up too much space and was not compatible with earlier black and white