Little Coloured Bricks

Photo Courtesy of Lino M.

Lino M. is a truly talented Lego builder. Thanks to Flckr we were able to spot this talent since he posted his rather old school Lego vehicles in the said photo sharing network.

Uploaded on May the 14^th, 2010, the Lego creations are based on vehicles and flying contraptions in the 18^th century specifically those released in 1919.

These creations are reminiscent of 1919 but what was life like in that era? Back then, there were only 92, 407, 000 people in the United States. The whole decade was filled with changes thanks to the development of new technology. The main issues of the said decade included immigration problems, poverty, child labor and work safety among others. These problems are still being dealt with today. From the year 1910 to 1919, the United States of America reached its puberty as a very young nation in the new world.

The said decade was a time for industrialization and expansion. Communications was also developed exceeding the expectations of the people of the world. Even if World War I broke out in the year 1914, it also brought about positive changes such as electricity.

The needs of World War I pushed the limits of engineers that is why technology during the said time boomed to something that was unthinkable during peace time.

Photo Courtesy of Lino M

As noted by the IEEE “The needs of war pushed the technology ahead at a pace barely thinkable for peacetime. Radio facilities were placed under direct government control and brilliant young men like Edwin Howard Armstrong (inventor of the feed-back circuit) were pressed into military service. Developing radio technology that soldiers could use required the rapid advancement of radiotelephony.” (Reference: ecmweb.com)

The creations of Lino M., the Lego builder is reminiscent of these wonderful times. Apart from that, children who would see these photos will be able to learn about history.