Part of our condensed group presentation.

1. 1935-1960
Presented by:
Aaron, Jennifay, Randy, Steve

2. Message From
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3. A Glimpse of America
› This presentation will attempt to…
› Set the stage for a period of American history
› Focus on significant developments
› Help you understand overall meaning

4. America From 1935-1960
› Black Tuesday › Global icons
› The Great Depression › Amelia Earhart
Gandhi
› Rise and fall of Nazi Germany ›
› Adolf Hitler
› World War II
› Rosie the Riveter
› Cold War tensions › Fidel Castro
› First satellite launch › The Beatles

5. ARCHITECTURE
1935-1960

6. 1936: Fallingwater
› History
› Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
› Clients wanted view of waterfall
› New design put house on waterfall
› Construction began in 1936

7. 1936: Fallingwater
› Design
› Wright designed 1141 building
› 532 designs completed
› 409 still standing
› 20 open to public
› Popularized living rooms, car ports,
open floorplans

8. 1936: Fallingwater
› Ethics
› Wright not known for working well
with others
› Original designs criticized for lacking
structural integrity
› “If I don’t have your full confidence,
then to hell with the whole project.”
› Wright’s style was extreme
confidence

9. 1936: Fallingwater
› Aesthetics
› Fallingwater truly reflects natural
surrounding
› Lines mimics waterfall
› Created with surrounding elements
› Created feeling of being outside

10. MEDICAL
1935-1960

11. 1943: Kidney Dialysis
› History
› First made in 1943
› Started at beginning of WWII
› Physician worked at Dutch
hospital under Nazi scrutiny and
at great risk

12. 1943: Kidney Dialysis
› Design
› Dr. Willem Kolff responsible for first
modern drum dialyzer
› Dr. Belding Scribner responsible
for shunt
› Led to portable, family operated
unit

13. 1943: Kidney Dialysis
› Ethics
› Artificial organs were controversial
› Dr. Kolff ridiculed and his design
called an abomination
› Need for bioethics committee to
determine treatment

14. 1943: Kidney Dialysis
› Aesthetics
› Hospital focus on function,
rather than form
› Portable, home units consider aesthetics
› Wheels
› Case
› Hidden tubes

15. WARFARE
1935-1960

16. 1945: Atomic Bomb
› History
› Prompted by Einstein-Szilard letter warning
of potential Nazi weapon development
› Joint effort by U.S., U.K., and Canada
› Employed more than 130,000 at 30 locations
› Cost over $22 billion
› Research based on destructive force of
nuclear reactions (fission and fusion)
› Resulted in first atomic bomb

17. 1945: Atomic Bomb
› Design
› First fission (atomic) test produces
explosion equal to 20,000 tons of TNT
› First thermonuclear (hydrogen) test
produces explosion equal to 10,000,000
tons of TNT
› Little Boy design (uranium) was gun-
type
› Fat Man design (plutonium) was
complex implosion-type
› Designed for mass destruction

18. 1945: Atomic Bomb
› Ethics
› Potential use on civilian
populations
› Einstein deeply regretted his
involvement
› Who are our enemies? Military?
Civilian?
› Would our enemies use this?
› Would using this save human
lives?

19. 1945: Atomic Bomb
› Aesthetics
› Engineering focus on function
rather than form
› Aesthetics focus not physical,
but philosophical
› Changed the way we think
about war
› Changed the way the world
thinks about weapons
› Brought global awareness to
radiation, mutilation, and after
effects
› What will World War III look like?

20. MEDIA
1935-1960

21. Late 1940s: Television
› History
› Originally popularized in 1920s
› Somewhat of a letdown
› Almost entirely eliminated
› Popularized after end of the
World War II

22. Late 1940s: Television
› Design
› Artist involvement (graphic
designers, architects, set designers,
curators, advertisers)
› Apparent in program content, set
design, and presentation

23. Late 1940s: Television
› Ethics
› In sales opportunists
› In brand advertising
› In mass communication

24. Late 1940s: Television
› Aesthetics
› Made to look like radios
› Intended to blend in with other
furniture
› Intended to be hidden
› Screen sizes changed aesthetics
into visible permanent fixtures

25. A Glimpse of America
› 1935-1960
› This time period was significant
› Globally
› Economically
› Technologically
› Culturally
› Slice of American history
› Showcases some best and worst moments
› Demonstrates resilience of America
› Was just a slice

26. THANK YOU
1935-1960