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Title Page
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. A Communication Revolution: Radio and Telephony Technologies During the G.I. Generation
Simon Penso
2. The Aeroplane, The Automobile, And The G.I. Generation
David Barnett
3. Agricultural Technologies During The G.I. Generation
Dion Robinson
4. Military Hardware: Jet Engines and Radar
William Young
5. Mass Transportation: Chariots & Jets
Kyle Jenko
6. Nuclear Reactors (Atomic Energy)
Nikolas Watson
7. The Nuclear Bomb
Jacob Marasco
8. Medical Technologies: Penicillin
Mitchell Esbenshade
9. The Industrial Revolution of the Home
Andrew Hudd
10. Boomers and Birth Control
Grace Miller
11. The Artificial Heart: Emergence, Progression, and Impact on Society
Madelyn Bullard
12. Automobiles and Airplanes during the Baby Boomer Generation
William Wei
13. Effects of Technological Advances in the Military on Baby Boomer Generation
Sam Flagler
14. Audio Technology of the Baby Boomer Generation
Annsley Baxley
15. Energy Crises and Technologies
William McGlone
16. Baby Boomer’s Life in Space
John Howell
17. The Rockin Entertainment Technology of Generation X
Johanna Krause
18. The Skinny on the Fashion and Hygienic Technologies of Generation X
Laci Ellis
19. The Lowdown on Cable Television
Shelbey Jumper
20. Communication Technologies of Generation X
Evan Hashley
21. The New Age of Home Computers
Brandon Marks
22. The Global Positioning System
Lauren Zarrella
23. Cellular Phones and Texting
Danielle Cann
24. At Home Gaming Consoles
Kaitlyn Wise
25. Internet’s Impact on Millennials
Matthew Gibson
26. Security Screening in Airports
Emily Kneller
27. Social Media
Tyler Fragola
28. Zoom
Peyton Rail
29. The Rise of the Virtual World
Anthony Surdich
30. A.I. Technology
Kyle McCormick
31. Smartphones and Cellular Data
Ashton Krol
32. Entertainment Streaming
Ava Tarzian
“From Paper to Digital” by Andy Zito is used with permission from the author
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From G.I. to Z: A Generational Guide to Technology Copyright © by Annsley Baxley; Anthony Surdich; Ashton Krol; Ava Tarzian; Brandon Marks; Danielle Cann; David Barnett; Dion Robinson; Emily Kneller; Evan Hashley; Grace Miller; Jacob Marasco; Johanna Krause; John Howell; Kyle Jenko; Kaitlyn Wise; Kyle McCormick; Laci Ellis; Lauren Zarrella; Madelyn Bullard; Matthew Gibson; Mitchell Esbenshade; Nikolas Watson; Peyton Rail; Sam Flagler; Shelbey Jumper; Simon Penso; Tyler Fragola; William McGlone; William Wei; and William Young is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.