Do you remember when the iPod first hit the market? The national craze over the newest technological innovation? This isn't the first time a new technology has taken over the world. It happened with CD's players, Walkmans, and boom boxes. But the thing that started it all was radio. The technological change is one of the main reasons that the radio became one of the main communication technologies that is still around today.
While the basic radio was constructed by Marconi, the patent owner of the radio as we know it today is Nikola Tesla. "http://inventors.about.com/od/rstartinventions/a/radio.htm" The first regular radio programming began on November 20th, 1920 and quickly progressed on from there. "http://inventors.about.com/od/rstartinventions/a/radio_2.htm"
What did this all mean? This new technology would lead to the quicker spread of entertainment, from music to program. But the invention of the radio also lead to nationwide propaganda most importantly about war. The radio was a key factor of the development of our country as a whole and indirectly lead to the creation of new inventions, like A tracks and cassettes.
The history of radio.
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVMGJlj0KY4
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