Tx History Industry

Growth of Industry

The Modern Era

1945-1995

Texas in the modern era 1945-1970

The sTarT of decades of advancemenTs

 Transportation
 Aviation
 Aeronautics
 Defense
 Electronics
 Agriculture
 Energy
 Medicine

Texas in the modern era-electronics 1945-1970

elecTronics

Texans that made important discoveries:

 Gordon Teal, Dallas engineer, invented the

silicon transistor (1954)

 Jack Kilby, also a Dallas engineer, invented the

integrated circuit (1958)

 These will lead to the computer chip

In what category did Mr. Kilby win a
Nobel Prize?

A. Chemistry

B. Physics

C. Medicine

D. Literature

The electronics industry in Texas

Jack Kilby was an
electrical engineer
that worked for
Texas Instruments in
Dallas. He invented
the integrated
circuit, a forerunner
to the microchip.

Texas in the modern era - agribusiness 1945-1970

Agricultural business flourishes

 Small farmers could not make it

 Large companies grew rapidly

 Increased use of irrigation

 More families bought food instead of

growing it themselves

 Boom in related industries like

canneries and food processing plants

PeTroleum indusTries

Production of oil and gas increased to meet the demand
Federal government stopped controlling prices after war
Became very profitable for oil companies
People flocked to the industry
Petroleum financing became specialized to fund new businesses

Texans make
advancements

and

discoveries in

the field of
medicine

Which of the following industries that
we learned about today is depicted in
the picture?

A. Agribusiness

B. Electronics

C. Medicine

D. Petroleum

Texas in the modern era-growth of industry

Which of the following jobs did you
see represented in the video?

A. Scientists/researchers

B. Engineers

C. Doctors

D. All the above

The space industry in Texas

Mission Control in
Houston controls
many space missions.
There are a variety of
jobs that need to be
done to support
space missions.

Multiple Choice

What is the business of producing, processing, and distributing farm products on a large scale?

• Computers

• Agribusiness

• Space

• Education

Space exploration
goes private

Guiding question for video:
Should all space
exploration be government
funded?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31-TonIy88A

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Texas and the
World at War
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Texas and the
World at War
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