WWII Innovations

Poll

Which of the following do you think made the greatest impact on your life?

• Computers

• Jet Engines

• Penicillin

• Radar

• Flu Vaccines

You will be asked who the researcher or innovator is, how it AFFECTED PEOPLE and to explain how it helped in the war effort

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For each of the following slides...

Multiple Choice

Who is the innovator associated with flu vaccines

• Jonas Salk

• Betty Holberton

• Charles Drew

• Alexander Fleming

Open Ended

How did Flu Vaccines help in the war effort?

Open Ended

How did the invention of flu vaccines AFFECT people?

Multiple Choice

Who is the innovator associated with penicillin?

• Jonas Salk

• Betty Holberton

• Charles Drew

• Alexander Fleming

Open Ended

How did penicillin help in the war effort?

Open Ended

How did the invention of penicillin AFFECT people?

Multiple Choice

Who is the innovator associated with jet engine?

• Sir Robert Watson Watt

• Frank Whittle

• Charles Drew

• Jonas Salk

Open Ended

How did jet engines help in the war effort?

Open Ended

How did the invention of the jet engine AFFECT people?

Multiple Choice

Who is the innovator associated with blood plasma transfusions?

• Sir Robert Watson Watt

• Frank Whittle

• Charles Drew

• Jonas Salk

Open Ended

How did blood plasma tranfusions help in the war effort?

Open Ended

How did the invention of the blood plasma transfusions AFFECT people?

Multiple Select

Who are the innovators associated with electronic computers?

• Alan Turing

• Jean Jennings Bartik

• Betty Holberton

• Jonas Salk

Open Ended

How did electronic computers help in the war effort?

Open Ended

How did electronic computers AFFECT people?

Multiple Choice

Who is the innovator associated with radar?

• Sir Robert Watson Watt

• Frank Whittle

• Charles Drew

• Jonas Salk

Open Ended

How did RADAR help in the war effort?

Open Ended

How has the invention of RADAR AFFECTED people?

Poll

Which was the most impactful innovation in your opinion?

• Jet Engines

• Computers

• RADAR

• Penicillin

Open Ended

Why did you vote for that innovation?