[color:"orange"] TV was widespread in the mid 50s, but had actually been around since the 30s I believe.

penicillin was used in WWII.

While polio shots were not in existence before I was born, as a child I was vaccinated against polio.

We never bought frozen food, but I remember it being around. A look at Birdseye confirms it has been around for awhile.

There are more examples, but I am getting tired of pointing them out. [/color]
All true, however more so for the US - Europe was way behind, especially in TV being spread widely and in frozen food availability.


[color:"orange"]However, I remember
slide rules
vinyl records
using a monstrous machine larger than a typewriter to calculate standard deviations
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slide rules - yeah! An extinct art. When my daughter found mine, she was quite perplexed at what you can do with it (and 'unplugged'!) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Using... - a typewriter, come to that! Without correction Tape! When a CC still was a CARBON copy! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />, when spellchecking still was a human's intellectual capability.

{I'm of good '56 vintage <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> }

In times of crisis it is of the utmost importance not to lose your head (Marie Antoinette)