Technology Many technological advances occurred in the 1930s, including: Frank Whittle obtained his first patent for the turbo-jet engine in 1930. He tested his first jet engine on the ground in 1937. On March 8, 1930, the first frozen foods of Clarence Birdseye were sold in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Alan Blumlein invented the stereophonic sound in 1931. Nestlé releases the first white chocolate candy as the Milkybar.; Ub Iwerks produced the first Color Sound Cartoon in 1930, a Flip the Frog cartoon entitled Fiddlesticks; In 1930, Warner Brothers released the first All-Talking All-Color wide-screen movie, Song of the Flame; in 1930 alone, Warner Brothers released ten All-Color All-Talking feature movies in Technicolor and scores of shorts and features with color sequences; In 1931 American aviators Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., complete the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean, flying their plane, Miss Veedol, from Misawa, Japan, to East Wenatchee, Washington, in 41½ hours. Air mail service across the Atlantic Ocean began; Radar was invented, known as RDF (Radio Direction Finding), such as in British Patent GB593017 by Robert Watson-Watt in 1938thumb|The Place de Varsovie in Paris during the World Expo in 1937, photographed using newly invented Agfacolor process. In 1933, the 3M company marketed Scotch Tape; In 1931, RCA Victor introduced the first long-playing phonograph record. In 1935, the British London and North Eastern Railway introduced the A4 Pacific, designed by Nigel Gresley. Just three years later, one of these, No. 4468 Mallard, would become the fastest steam locomotive in the world. In 1935, Kodachrome is invented, being the first color film made by Eastman Kodak. In 1936, The first regular high-definition (then defined as at least 200 lines) television service from the BBC, based at Alexandra Palace in London, officially begins broadcasting. The Volkswagen Beetle, one of the best-selling automobiles ever produced, had its roots in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s. Created by Ferdinand Porsche and his chief designer Erwin Komenda. The car would prove to be successful, and is still in production today as the New Beetle. In 1935, Howard Hughes, flying the H-1, set the landplane airspeed record of 352 mph (566 km/h). In 1937, flying the same H-1 Racer fitted with longer wings, the ambitious Hughes sets a new transcontinental airspeed record by flying non-stop from Los Angeles to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds (beating his own previous record of 9 hours, 27 minutes). His average ground speed during the flight was 322 mph (518 km/h). First intercontinental commercial airline flights. The chocolate chip cookie is developed in 1938 by Ruth Graves Wakefield. The Frying Pan becomes the first electric lap steel guitar ever produced. Edwin Armstrong invents wide-band frequency modulation radio in 1933. The bass guitar is invented by Paul Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington, in 1936. EMI research team, under Isaac Shoenberg, developed the 405-line (Marconi-EMI system), the first fully electronic television system in 1936.
tEchnOLogy Many TeCHnOlogIcAL aDvANceS oCcuRRed iN tHe 1930S, inClUding: frANk WhITTle ObTaINed hIs FIrst pAteNt for the Turbo-jet EnginE In 1930. hE teSted HiS firST jeT eNgine oN tHE ground in 1937. oN mArCh 8, 1930, the First FrozeN foods oF cLArENce birdseyE WEre soLD in sprInGFiEld, MasSaCHuseTts, uniTED STates. alAN bLumleIN inVented thE stereOPhonic sound In 1931. NeStlé releaSes The fIRst wHiTe chocolate candy as ThE milKybar.; uB iwerks pRoduced The fIRST color sOunD CartoOn In 1930, a fLIp THe FRoG carTooN EntItled FIddleStiCKs; in 1930, waRner brothers rELeased The first All-taLKing all-cOlor wIde-scrEEn moVIe, song of the fLame; in 1930 ALonE, WaRnEr BroTHErs releaSeD TeN aLl-cOLOr all-tAlkINg feature movies in tEchnicolOr ANd scorEs of sHorTs AnD feAtureS WITh cOlor sEqUenceS; IN 1931 american aVIAtOrs clyde edwarD paNgboRn AnD hUGh herNdOn, jr., coMpLete tHe fiRst non-Stop fliGht acroSs The paCifIc ocean, flying tHEIr plaNe, misS VeedOL, froM mISawa, jAPan, tO east Wenatchee, waShinGton, in 41½ HouRs. air Mail seRvicE aCrOss The AtlAntIc oceaN BegAn; radaR was inventED, known As rDf (rAdIO dIreCTion findinG), suCH as iN brItish pAtent gb593017 By roberT waTsON-watT in 1938ThUmb|the plACe de VarSovIe in paris DuRing thE woRLd Expo iN 1937, PHoTogRapHed uSing neWlY iNvENted aGfaColor prOcess. In 1933, thE 3m company marKEted sCotch tapE; iN 1931, rcA vICtOr introduCEd the first long-playIng PhOnOGRaph recorD. In 1935, The britIsh LondoN anD nOrtH eAsTeRN rAilwaY introducEd the a4 paciFiC, dEsiGNed bY nIgel gResley. jUSt tHReE yearS lAter, oNe of these, NO. 4468 MaLLard, would becomE ThE fAstest steaM loComotive iN tHe worLd. in 1935, kodacHrOme is invenTed, BEing tHe FIRST coloR film made By eaSTmAn Kodak. iN 1936, the FIRst ReguLAr high-definition (theN defined as at least 200 lines) tELevision servICE fRoM THE BBc, baSed at alexAndra paLaCe in londoN, OffICialLy bEgINS broadCaStiNG. tHe volkSwagen beetle, one oF thE bEst-SelLing automObiles EVEr prODucED, had ITs roOtS In nazi geRmaNy iN the laTe 1930s. cReated by fErdInand PorschE and his chief desiGNer erwIn komeNdA. the caR WoulD pRove To be SUcCessfUl, and is sTIll in productioN toDaY As The neW beEtle. iN 1935, HoWaRD HuGheS, flying the H-1, SEt thE LanDplane airsPEed reCord Of 352 mph (566 km/H). in 1937, flyiNg The saME h-1 raCEr fIttEd wITh loNgEr wIngs, THe ambItiOUs hughes SeTS A nEw traNscONTINeNtal AiRSpEEd record by flYinG non-StoP from lOs aNgeleS tO newark in 7 hoURs, 28 MinuTes, AnD 25 sEConds (beAting his oWN PReViOus REcOrd oF 9 hOurs, 27 MinutES). His AvERage grOuNd Speed durIng the flIght WaS 322 mph (518 KM/h). fiRst iNteRCONTinenTal coMmerCiaL AIrLine flights. the chOcOLAte chip coOkie Is deVeLOpeD iN 1938 by ruth grAves wAkeFieLd. The Frying pAn becomeS the fIrSt ElecTrIc laP sTEel gUitaR ever PROduCed. eDwIn aRMStroNg INvEntS wiDe-baNd FReqUENcY moDuLaTiOn radIo in 1933. tHe Bass guiTar is iNVeNtEd by pAul tUtmarc oF seattle, wAshIngTon, in 1936. eMi rEseArCh teAm, UNder IsAac shoenbErg, devElOped tHe 405-liNe (MarconI-eMi syStEM), the fIRsT Fully eLeCtroNIc teLeVIsiON systEm iN 1936.