Military Technology & Advances in Information Technology (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Main reason for high U.S. military spending in mid-20th century
Main reason for high U.S. military spending in mid-20th century
Cold War tensions
Manhattan Project's purpose
Manhattan Project's purpose
Secret programme to develop first atomic bomb
Year atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Year atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
1945
Energy source hydrogen bomb uses (unlike atomic bomb)
Energy source hydrogen bomb uses (unlike atomic bomb)
Nuclear fusion
Year of first successful hydrogen bomb test (Ivy Mike)
Year of first successful hydrogen bomb test (Ivy Mike)
1952
MAD doctrine full name
MAD doctrine full name
Mutually Assured Destruction
Year ENIAC built & its significance
Year ENIAC built & its significance
1946, first electronic large-scale general-purpose computer
ENIAC's addition speed capability
ENIAC's addition speed capability
5,000 numbers in one second
When microchip invented to replace transistor
When microchip invented to replace transistor
Late 1960s
Designers of Apple I (1976)
Designers of Apple I (1976)
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs
Tim Berners-Lee's 1990 invention
Tim Berners-Lee's 1990 invention
World Wide Web
Area where U.S. computer R&D was concentrated
Area where U.S. computer R&D was concentrated
Silicon Valley, California
Rachel Carson's famous 1962 book title
Rachel Carson's famous 1962 book title
Silent Spring
What 'Silent Spring' raised awareness about
What 'Silent Spring' raised awareness about
Pesticides' impact on ecosystems
DEW Line's purpose
DEW Line's purpose
Detect incoming Soviet bombers, provide early warning