Major world events or technical advances during Julia Child's life. Additionally, during Child's life, technological and global events influenced her as a leader and her impact on her audience. One of the most important technological advances during his lifetime was the invention of the stand mixer, created to be a household and industrial device for mixing ingredients much more easily than other manual methods. In 1908, Herbert Johnson created the first electric stand mixer for the Hobart Company and in 1919, the Hobart Company introduced the KitchenAid Food Preparer, a stand mixer for homes across the United States. According to “Vaunt Design Group; Mixer History; Invention of the Mixer, "the first 5-quart KitchenAid countertop mixers were sold for US$189.50, or about US$2,000 based on the monetary value of the US dollar in 2002" (Vaunt Design Group; Mixer History; Invention of the Mixer). If the value of these KitchenAids had remained at this price, the average American would not have been able to afford such an appliance, in fact, in 1935, Egmont Ahrens revised the design of the mixer and pushed its price to a higher level . be reduced to $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 created in commercial facilities or in restaurants. Due to her cooking show Baking with Julia, many recipes required the use of a mixer (Mixer History; Invention of the Mixer). The next technological innovation that affected Child was television. Due to his popularity on television with Sho...... middle of newspaper ...... the story that deeply affected Child was the rise of individuals wanting to become more health conscious. During the 20th century, people became aware of health problems due to the rise of heart disease and obesity. According to Natural News, obesity doubled among adults and tripled among children in the 1980s and 1990s. Unfortunately, Child faced a lot of criticism due to her recipes containing ingredients such as butter and cream thick. She thought, “Everyone is overreacting. If the fear of food persists, it will be the death of gastronomy in the United States” (Lawson, Carol. Julia Child boiling, responds to her critics). Julia believed that food was the least stressful and most innocent pleasure in life and that we should not fear food. Even though she received these reviews, it didn't affect the people who enjoyed her food.