We live in a technology-driven world, a world where every where you look there is some sort of technology. The technological developments our society has made since 1915 are huge. Here’s a list of the technology that was popular in 1915 in the United States:

1. The first transcontinental telephone call was made. It’s crazy to think that something we do regularly was such a huge feat for AT&T in 1915. Starting in 1885, AT&T slowly began to lengthen its telephone reach, from New York to Chicago, and by 1911 New York to Denver. By 1914, AT&T had finished the last pole in Utah. On January 25th, 1915, AT&T opened the first Transcontinental Telephone line.  

2. The home piano was the source of musical entertainment in the home. Sheet music was a big deal.  

3. Victrolas were very fancy in terms of home entertainment. Victrolas were the record players with the large bell speakers. Record players never truly went out of style, and they are recently making a comeback with college students.  

4. Silent movies were a big deal, and “talkies,” or movies where there was sound, were not as popular for entertainment.

5. Space exploration was just beginning. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was developed in the U.S. in 1915. This is the organization that would eventually become NASA. 

Computers were not even a thought in someone’s mind at this point in our history. There are huge gaps between our technology today and the major technological advances of 1915. 

I wonder what new technology this world will see in the next 100 years.