How did technology change in the 1950s?

Answer 1

In the 1956, television brought the moving picture into people's homes. The uptake of television was enthusiastic and by the end of the decade it was estimated that over two-thirds of families in Sydney and Melbourne owned a television set. Over the next five years, television had spread to most other States. Television transformed the way Australians received information. It soon became Australia's dominant form of Mass Communication, taking over from radio and cinema and posing a challenge to print media.

Television transmitted ideas into Australia faster than ever before. Australia's awareness and experience of the rest of the world changed rapidly then Television exposed people to other cultures and world views and provided information that would play a major role in shaping popular public opinion.

The invention of the portable transistor in the late 1950s rescued the radio industry from the impending doom of television. Although its sound quality was lower quality than that of traditional radios, the transistor allowed radio to escape the limits of the home. Unlike television, radio could be installed in cars and be carried to outdoor locations like parks and beaches. Advertising and other forms of popular culture helped create an unprecedented demand for material goods.

Answer 2

Technology is always changing dramatically.

During WW2, many new things were invented for the war effort, so the in the 1950s there was more advanced technology than before the war. Such as televisions being introduced into homes, and the use of plastic becoming more popular.

Answer 3

In the 1950's, there was analog telephone service, analog television service over an antenna, radios, and electricity. There were also typewriters, instead of computers.