peacetime life

Follow the Paper Trail: How War Gear Reshaped Peacetime Life Follow the Paper Trail: How War Gear Reshaped Peacetime Life Statistic lead: By some estimates, more than 60% of technologies that power modern consumer life — from GPS navigation to microwave ovens and mass-produced pharmaceuticals — trace their accelerated development to military needs during major 20th‑century conflicts. Follow the paper trail and you can see how war gear transformed peacetime society in surprising and persistent…