Major world events or technical advances during Julia Child's lifetime. Additionally, throughout Child's life there were technological and world events that influenced her as a chef and her impact on her audience. One of the most important technological advances of his life was the invention of the free standing mixer, created to be a household and industrial appliance that allows you to mix ingredients much more conveniently than other manual methods. In 1908, Herbert Johnson created the first electric food processor for the Hobart Company, and in 1919, the Hobart Company introduced the KitchenAid Food Preparer, a freestanding food processor for homes across the United States. According to "Vaunt Design Group; Mixer History; Invention of the Mixer "the first 5-quart KitchenAid mixers sold for US$189.50, approximately US$2,000 according to the monetary value of the US dollar in 2002" (Vaunt Design Group; Group; History of the mixer; Invention of the mixer). $55. Therefore, this invention was important to Child's success because home cooks could replicate his recipes using this device helping the average home cook produce many things that were created in commercial establishments or restaurants advantage for Child because on her cooking show Baking with Julia there were many recipes that required the use of a mixer (The Story of the Mixer; The Invention of the Mixer). The next technological innovation that struck Child was television. Because of his television popularity with the sho...... half of the newspaper ......tory that influenced Child most profoundly was the increase in people with the desire to become more health conscious. Throughout the 20th century people became aware of health problems due to the increase in heart disease and obesity. According to Natural News, obesity doubled for adults and tripled for children in the 1980s and 1990s. Unfortunately, Child faced a lot of criticism due to his recipes containing ingredients such as butter and cream. He believed that "everyone is overreacting." If the fear of food continues, it will be the death of gastronomy in the United States” (Lawson, Carol. Julia Child hot, responds to her critics). Julia believed that food is the most stress-free and guilt-free pleasure in life and that we shouldn't fear it. Even though he had this criticism, it didn't affect the people who derived pleasure from his food