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Welcome to the decade of Rock 'n Roll, drive-ins and McCarthyism. An America flush with cash and terrified of the "Red Menace" defines the inventions of the 1950s. Featured inventions include: the transistor radio, Sputnik, the flight data recorder, the Breath-a-Lyzer, and the hovercraft.
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Runtime: 41 minutes 41 seconds
- Topic: Business, History, Science
- Subtopic: Industry, Inventions, World History - 1946-1999
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
- Series: Inventions That Shook The World
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