Tech Advances (9.1)

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  1. 5. Starting in the 1900s, this popular invention brought the news, popular music, and recent cultural events
  2. 7. Scientific process that involved breeding two different types of crops together to create a new and more resilient crop
  3. 8. Famous scientist who developed the world's first birth-control pill in the early 1950s
  4. 9. Scottish biologist that is famous for discovering Penicillin as the world's first antibiotic in 1928
  5. 10. Using science to manipulate a cell or organism in order to transform/change its traits or characteristics
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  1. 1. A medical product used to cure infections and the spreading of bacteria. This revolutionary medical product played a crucial role in curing infections in WW2.
  2. 2. Large-sized containers that could be transported on a truck, plane or ship; these containing units increased the efficiency of transportation of goods and people
  3. 3. Because of the revolutions made in reliable birth control for the public, (BLANK) decreased as the new generation of women began choosing to have fewer children
  4. 4. Not necessarily a new technological innovation, but the 20th century saw governments beginning to heavily implement the distribution and public use of (BLANK) to fight off deadly diseases. These products led to the eradication of smallpox by the 1980s.
  5. 6. A movement meant to emerge as a possible long-term response to hunger; in this movement, scientists developed new crops that were more efficient, resilient, and productive