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By C. MacDonald

As 2016 winds down, I came across an old, forgotten piece of paper from my 90-year-old parents who lived through nearly all of the 20th Century. I had asked them to write down what were the biggest discoveries in their lifetime. Here’s what they wrote in their own words. I hope it spurs you to think about your own life and what would be your top picks? What would your kids say? A very Happy New Year from all of us at SeeCalifornia.com!

THE MOST AMAZING DISCOVERIES IN MY LIFETIME

My Mother (a native Californian):
–The Space Program, especially going to the Moon.
–The Airplane (on Dec. 17, 1903 Orville Wright piloted the first airplane flight)
–The Radio (the first scheduled news program in 1920)
–Television
–Home Furnaces

My Father (a Mid-Western native):
–Antibiotics
–TV
–Airplane
–Space crafts trip to the Moon
–Computer
–Home Radio
–Motion Pictures
–Construction equipment
–Milking Machines
–Modern Newspaper Presses

WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE?

California is home to many museums dedicated to great inventions ranging from printing to cars, aircraft, trains, electricity, medicine, computers, technology, movies & TV and more.