One might gather the notion that inventing was scarce throughout the Great Depression due to the fact that nearly 25% of America's population was unemployed, and many of the resulting percentages were not necessarily considered to be in "creative" positions. However, many actually found comfort in inventing, and their inventions comforted and even uplifted others.

            One uplifting invention of the Great Depression was FM radio broadcasting. Edwin Armstrong was an electrical engineer and inventor who grew up in New York City, New York. Armstrong created the frequency modulation (FM) radio in 1933. The FM radio broadcasts delivered much clearer sounds and were free of static, which deemed it more efficient than the AM radio. This provided the foundation for many companies like RCA (Radio Corporation of America), which was Armstrong's then-employer.

            Another groundbreaking invention that surfaced during the 1930s was the television. Philo Farnsworth invented the television in 1934. The television opened a door to a new realm of entertainment for the citizens of America. Farnsworth sifted through the principle of the image dissector at age 14, then produced the first working version at age 21. The video camera tube, which is the main functioning device in a television at the time, was used in all television cameras until the late 20 th century, which other technologies then surfaced and made the video camera tube obsolete.

           Inventors paved the golden paths to recovery for America because they allowed for change and convenience. The television and the FM radio both instilled happiness in their witnesses and allowed for comfort to flourish in their minds.