Compared to another means of communication, television developed with lightning speed during the 1950’s and the 1960’s. At the beginning, it was a small box with round screen and broadcasts were in black and white. During the Post-World War II, other innovations appeared, like the microwave, for example. Although TV turned out to be wildly popular, radio and movies survived, and the number of radio stations increased by 50 percent. In the movies, stereophonic sound was introduced in 1952 and by 1954 more than 50 percent of movies were in color.
During the 1950’s, the beat movement arose, expressing the social and literal nonconformity of artists, poets, and writers. Followers of this movement, called beats, lived nonconformist lives. They tended to shun regular work and sought a higher consciousness through Zen Buddhism, music, and drugs.
The musicians in the 1950’s added electronic instruments to traditional blues music, creating rhythm and blues. In 1951 a Cleveland radio disc jockey named Alan Freed to first play the music, and he called it rock’n’roll. After that, other artists, like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley brought rock’n’roll to a frantic pitch of popularity among the newly affluent teens who bought their records.
14 comments:
I think this was a really good posting with some great information about the transformation of technology over time. The chain of events and how they affected society was explained very well. Good job:)
great job. good information and well organived
It was very well written, and you had specific information. It was also very organized
I like how you described how the TV evolved. I wish you could have given examples of some of the popular tv shows at the time.
I really liked how you compared the inventions with each other. I also really liked how you included the dates so we could tell which inventions were made first and how one lead to the other. Very nice work!
It is really short but full of great information. I like how each new invention relates to the previous one, like the musicians and R&B.
The paragraph is packed with relevant and useful information. You do a good job detailing the Culture of the 1950's. Maybe adding a picture would improve the aesthetic aspect of the posting?
The paragraph contains alot of useful information. i like how you compared the changes in culture with one another. good job!
Otavio!! I like the detail and information you included throughout the post. I liked how you transitioned from technology to art and music. I would suggest making the last two paragraph into one considering the similarity of the main subject.
Well organized with a lot of details, maybe you would add a picture to illustrate your point
Well written, nice showing of the time period, and the span of the decade. It could have used a picture.
Well formatted with clear paragraphs distinguishing all your major points. I believe a picture of anything would have aided your posting, but you still did a great job explaining everything in words. Great job overall.
Very well organized and to the point. The information here is useful, good work.
Very well-structured and organized. The blog is great with a lot of details, but it could use some pictures to kick it up a notch.
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