Radio

Radio has had an immense impact on the world since the beginning of its creation in the late 1800s.  The large collaboration of inventors that aided in its development is extremely extensive.  Every small advancement and addition to the machine led radio to be closer and closer to what we know it as today.  

H.G. Wells' broadcast of "War of the Worlds" on October 30th 1938 was a mile stone in the evolution of radio.  Wells used a brilliant approach to this particular show by creating a series of extremely realistic news reports played over a regular music broadcast from inside a studio.  The news broadcasters continue on to report a martian invasion in the United States, resulting in mass death and horror.  The show was so realistic and new to typical radio formats that it was mistaken for real news and caused widespread hysteria and panic.  Truly brilliant.

President Roosevelt was also a major proponent in radio expansion.  During WWII, he addressed the nation to explain developments.  He also used radio as a tool to calm the U.S. during the depression and instill optimism and hope in its citizens.

The wireless proponent of radio has led to the cell phone and wireless computer that we use today.  Radio has truly impacted technological growth and expansion and led to the invention of many other machines and devices we have grown so reliant on today.