How did inventions from the 1950s impact the American people?1950s science and technology

Different inventions, of course, affected the American
people in different ways.

For example, the hydrogen bomb
was invented in the 1950s.  You could argue that this invention (along with the
development of rockets later in the decade) made American life much scarier.  These
inventions made people fear that a nuclear war could kill them at any
moment.

On the good side, a vaccine for polio was invented
during this time.  This clearly improved the lives of Americans.  This discovery made it
so that they did not have to worry about themselves or their loved ones contracting this
terrible disease.  In this way, life became less scary.

So,
inventions of this time had a mixed impact on American life.  They could make life seem
more secure or less secure.  They could also (with the development of such things as
TVs) make life more convenient.  Different inventions had very different
impacts.