28. Technology and Society Household Adoption of Selected Technologies Since 1900 Source: Office of the President. 2000. Economic Report of the President: Transmitted to the Congress, February 2000. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 100. Electric power Automobiles Televisions Home computers Cellular telephones Percent of Households 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 100 80 60 40 20 0