From what I have read [and the tang/teflon thing - was 'learned' in school] the manned space program led to the push for miniturization of components, transitors to microchips, thus shrinking tech like computers and microwave ovens down to sizes that could be commerically sold to the consumer market.
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Date: 2011-07-22 09:18 pm (UTC)