The “Golden Age” of Cinema (1939): This is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The release of The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind pushed the technical boundaries of Technicolor and defined modern storytelling.
The Invention of Nylon (1935/1938): Wallace Carothers at DuPont created the first truly synthetic fiber. It fundamentally changed the textile industry and later became critical for manufacturing parachutes and medical supplies.
The First Modern Jet Engine (1937): Sir Frank Whittle in the UK successfully tested the first prototype. This was a massive engineering leap that eventually led to the era of commercial flight.
The Discovery of Nuclear Fission (1938): Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn’s discovery opened the door to understanding atomic energy, which eventually provided a path toward carbon-free power.
The Modern Helicopter (1939): Igor Sikorsky designed and flew the VS-300, the first viable helicopter to use the single main rotor and tail rotor configuration that we still use today.
The Ballpoint Pen (1938): László Bíró patented the first commercially successful version. It was a huge “quality of life” improvement, finally replacing the messy, leaking fountain pens of the era.
The Clinical Use of Penicillin (1939): While it was discovered years earlier, 1939 was when Howard Florey and Ernst Chain figured out how to actually purify and isolate it for medical use, effectively starting the antibiotic era.
The First Electronic Digital Computer (1937–1939): John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry began building the ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer). It was the first to use binary math and electronic switching, the very foundation of the device you’re using right now.
You hate all of that? ;-)
EDIT: PLEASE CONSULT THE WEIRD CONSTRUCTS OF PUNCTUATION CALLED “EMOTICONS” THAT INDICATE SOMETHING IS MEANT AS A BIT OF SILLY HUMOUR AND TRY CALMING THE FUCK DOWN A BIT.
To be fair, the dude you responded to was talking about his appreciation of the aesthetic, not progress. People are allowed to have their opinion of what they like or not. Even if they’re wrong.
That’s your opinion about what they were referring to. I certainly read it as referencing the events leading up to and including the start of WWII, and I think that’s a very reasonable interpretation.
Sir, specifically the individual in question is referencing the dawn of modern fascism. Though I appreciate you enthusiasm for the genuinely positive contributions to art and science that occurred during the period, it wasn’t necessarily an invitation to be pedantic about it.
Who the fuck understands jokes and humour anymore? Maybe we should invent a system of indicating when a post is using such a thing. Perhaps an odd construct made of punctuation marks.
What you hate:
The “Golden Age” of Cinema (1939): This is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The release of The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind pushed the technical boundaries of Technicolor and defined modern storytelling.
The Invention of Nylon (1935/1938): Wallace Carothers at DuPont created the first truly synthetic fiber. It fundamentally changed the textile industry and later became critical for manufacturing parachutes and medical supplies.
The First Modern Jet Engine (1937): Sir Frank Whittle in the UK successfully tested the first prototype. This was a massive engineering leap that eventually led to the era of commercial flight.
The Discovery of Nuclear Fission (1938): Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn’s discovery opened the door to understanding atomic energy, which eventually provided a path toward carbon-free power.
The Modern Helicopter (1939): Igor Sikorsky designed and flew the VS-300, the first viable helicopter to use the single main rotor and tail rotor configuration that we still use today.
The Ballpoint Pen (1938): László Bíró patented the first commercially successful version. It was a huge “quality of life” improvement, finally replacing the messy, leaking fountain pens of the era.
The Clinical Use of Penicillin (1939): While it was discovered years earlier, 1939 was when Howard Florey and Ernst Chain figured out how to actually purify and isolate it for medical use, effectively starting the antibiotic era.
The First Electronic Digital Computer (1937–1939): John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry began building the ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer). It was the first to use binary math and electronic switching, the very foundation of the device you’re using right now.
You hate all of that? ;-)
EDIT: PLEASE CONSULT THE WEIRD CONSTRUCTS OF PUNCTUATION CALLED “EMOTICONS” THAT INDICATE SOMETHING IS MEANT AS A BIT OF SILLY HUMOUR AND TRY CALMING THE FUCK DOWN A BIT.
To be fair, the dude you responded to was talking about his appreciation of the aesthetic, not progress. People are allowed to have their opinion of what they like or not. Even if they’re wrong.
That’s your opinion about what they were referring to. I certainly read it as referencing the events leading up to and including the start of WWII, and I think that’s a very reasonable interpretation.
Sir, specifically the individual in question is referencing the dawn of modern fascism. Though I appreciate you enthusiasm for the genuinely positive contributions to art and science that occurred during the period, it wasn’t necessarily an invitation to be pedantic about it.
Who the fuck understands jokes and humour anymore? Maybe we should invent a system of indicating when a post is using such a thing. Perhaps an odd construct made of punctuation marks.
Jesus christ chill the fuck out.