Chester Carlson invented the photocopier in 1937 in New York. Carlson’s invention allowed for Americans to create multiple copies of certain paper items. Many people today, in schools and offices, still use this machine to make paper copies faster and more efficiently. The public was ecstatic about this invention and were happy to be able to duplicate items quickly. This machine was important for America because it gave people the ability to duplicate items in large quantities instead of hand making every copy. Just as the photocopier revolutionized American offices, the trampoline revolutionized the world of space exploration. Invented by George Nissen and Larry Griswold in 1934 at the University of Iowa, the trampoline was originally supposed to be used for training astronauts. Today, however, this invention is mostly used for entertainment instead of for astronaut training. Along with entertainment, this invention has also been turned into an Olympic sport. According to the Olympic.org website, trampolines were “Inittially useed to train tumbelers and asturnauts and as a trainig tool to develop and hone acrobatic skills fot other sports such as diving, gymnastics, and freestyle skiing”. At first, not many people knew about this invention other than astronauts, so the public didn't really know what to think of it when it was …show more content…
Also there were many people who tried to make America a better place such as Walt Disney who created multiple movies and cartoons to cheer people up, and Franklin d. Roosevelt the president of the time. Technology also tried to make people's lives easier like photocopiers which helped people make copies of papers faster, and also the trampoline which gave people a fun way to entertain children and it became a new sport. Finally Fashion gave people a way to express themselves when playing sports and allowed them to feel beautiful while doing it, also the radio eased people's feeling and calmed her nerves during the Depression. The 1930’s were mixed with joy and depression but without the1930’s America wouldn’t be as advanced as it is