Norfolk Pine Tree - "The Mother Tree" |
Another observation we made is the number of changes they have witnessed in their lives. We began to mention a few US Presidents, automobiles, inventions, etc. so we decided to look up a few things that were invented since the turn of the last century, when our parents were born. What an interesting look a the changes they witnessed. (List is below from a cool website called: www.historylearningsite.co.uk)
Anyway, we came home thinking of our own kupuna, Phil's mother, Margaret who is facing her own set of challenges in her mid-90's. Here is a new photo the tree that we planted in her honor when we first moved to the Big Island; at the time it was about 30" tall -- and now just look at it.
There's Phil with the tribe of corgis -- Dexter, Reba leaning against Phil's leg, and little Poko is now just about four months old.
1901 :
vacuum cleaner
1902 : air
conditioning; automated tea maker
1903 :
electrocardiogram; first
powered flight
1904 : radar; tea bags;
diodes
1905 : plastic;
windscreen wipers; silencer for guns
1906 : radio
broadcasting
1907 :
electric washing machine
1908 :
coffee filter; paper cups; assembly line production
1910 : neon
lamps
1911 :
stenotype machines
1913 ;
Brillo pads; crossword puzzles; bras; zips
1916 : sonar
1920 : hair
dryers; kiss-proof lipstick; submachine guns
1921 :
robots; insulin
1922 : Aga
cooker
1923 :
hearing aids
1924 :
frozen food
1925 :
Geiger counter; television
1926 : liquid
fuel rocket; pop-up toaster; aerosol sprays
1927 :
‘Talkies’ at the movies
1928 : iron
lung; penicillin
1929 :
artificial life
1930 : jet
engine; mechanical toothbrushes; Scotch tape
1931 :
electric razor
1932 : radio
telescope; parking meter; folding wheelchair
1933 :
electron microscope; angle-poise lamp
1934 : cats
eyes
1935 :
electric guitar
1936 : sun
tan lotion; electric blanket
1938 :
ballpoint pen; photocopying
1939 : helicopters;
cloud seeding to trigger rain
1942 : first
nuclear
reactor built; Napalm
1943 :
aqualung
1944 :
kidney dialysis machine
1946 :
microwave ovens; automation; Bikini; Tupperware; Tupperware Parties
1947 :
transistors; holograms; artificial intelligence; disposable nappy; mobile
phones
1950 :
credit cards; self-cleaning house; junction transistor
1951 :
contraceptive pill; cartons of milk
1952 :
wide-screen cinema
1953 :
transistor radio
1954 : solar
cell; synthesizer
1955 :
hovercraft; atomic clock; polio vaccine; structurally modified antibiotics
1956 : video
tape recorder
1957 :
satellite; endoscope
1958 : video
games; microchip; modems
1959 : car
seat belts
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