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Radios during WW1
During WW1, a radio with a 2000 yards frequency range was considered cutting edge technology. Little did people know, a better, lighter, less fragile and smaller radio was invented in later years. -
Mobile X-ray Machines
Because of the serious injuries that some soldiers were facing, there was a need for a piece of machinery to help doctors. That’s when Marie Curie came up with the idea of a mobile X-ray machine. It was first invented in 1914. -
Gas Masks used in WW1
The first widely used gas mask was invented by Cluny MacPherson in 1915. It was made to help protect allied forces from being poisoned by poisonous gases fired at the allies. -
Tanks
The tank was first designed in 1915 by Lancelot de Mole. The idea of the tank was to make artillery more mobile and efficient. The tank was introduced early in the first world by the Axis Powers in the battle of Somme. -
Poison Gas
Poison gases were used by both sides of the war, but it was first successful on April 22, 1915 near Ypres in WW1. Xylyl bromide, also known as methylbenzyl bromide or T-stoff, was used. -
Aircraft Control
A part of the United States Army, Robert Watson-Watt’s developed the two-way radio for planes. In 1915, sending telegraphs over a distance of 140 miles would take a year. In 1917, the technology advanced even allowing speech to be transmitted from a plane to an operator at much faster speeds. -
ASDIC (Sonar)
ASDIC stands for Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee. ASDIC is an early form of sonar that is used to detect submarines. It was mostly used by the Axis Powers at the beginning, but at the end it was mostly used by the Allied Forces. -
Aircraft Carriers
The HMS Furious was the first real aircraft carrier. It started out as a 786-foot long battle cruiser. Squadron Commander Edward Dunning was the first person to successfully land a plane on a moving ship. -
The Invention of Insulin
Insulin was first discovered by Sir Fredrick G Bantin, Charles H Best and JJR Macleod in 1921 at the University of Toronto. This was a huge scientific breakthrough, because before 1921, most people with type 1 diabetes didn’t live longer than a year or two.
