Future Advancements In The 1950's

The 1950s sparked events within the United States of America that lead to a chain reaction of innovation and movements throughout the country. This decade in America set the stage for future advancements in technology and society. The name that gives this decade in time justice is “The Decade of Improvement Many areas of the country experienced innovation including, the medical field, the civil rights movement, and the entertainment industry. The events that occurred within these areas led to refurbishment of America. With the discovery of the smallest building block of life, with a trial that would affect the lives of many, and with the opening of the “happiest place on Earth,” America would begin progressing within its industries and society. …show more content…
With the availability of new resources and technology, people were able to live healthier lives. For instance, polio had been a major scare in American society. This virus “attacks the nervous system and can cause varying degrees of paralysis.” Though, when the polio vaccine was introduced and made widely available in 1957, polio cases dropped from 58,000 to just under 6,000 (History.com Staff). This vaccine, created by American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk, assured Americans safety, as they would no longer need to fear the dreaded virus. Now, with this advancement in the medical field, more Americans would be able to work as less Americans would be inflicted with the virus and become