Most Significant Three Innovation of the 1920s

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Canada is a country that has overcome countless difficult hurdles and challenges throughout its journey to becoming the nation it is today. Nonetheless, the historical journey was not entirely negative, rather, there were some very memorable experiences during the 1900s in specific; one of them being the Roaring 20s, in which countries’ economies boomed, and people were now able to afford items they normally would not be able to. This caused a period of innovators, with the consumers demanding new products to replace various tasks or bring upon something unheard of; this was their time. Furthermore, large amounts of money being earned made receiving funds much easier for researchers, and results were achieved at a much quicker rate. The 1920s was a prosperous decade filled with successful innovations that transformed history for the better. Out of all of the inventions in the Roaring 20s, the most significant three are insulin, automobiles, and the radio.
One of the greatest medical milestones in history discovered in the 1920s was insulin. Diabetes is commonly known as a relatively harmless condition in today’s era, however before insulin was discovered, it was lethal. Insulin is a substance which the pancreas produces to break down food, this effects the blood glucose levels (Wikispaces.com). Diabetes is when the body is unable to produce the required amount by itself, thus building up the glucose in the blood (Wikispaces). A few symptoms caused by diabetes are damage to the nerves, blurred vision and muscle cramps (Wikispaces.com). In 1922, Frederick Banting and his research assistant Charles Best isolated insulin and successfully lowered a dog’s blood sugar (glucose) level (About.com). Once the insulin was prepared for human u...

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