Edna BROUGH

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25 March 1906 , Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales

Died

29 May 1998 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: 25 March 1906 in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales

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Edna married Gwilym George DAVIES abt. 1926 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gwilym George DAVIES was born 24 September 1883 in Wales (United Kingdom). Gwilym George died 9 September 1964 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.

Edna BROUGH died 29 May 1998 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Gwilym George DAVIES
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Children of Gwilym George DAVIES and Edna BROUGH

Irene DAVIES

Born: 6 December 1926, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 25 January 2005, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Hobart Duane MERRITT 17 January 1946 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth — 1906
25 March 1906
Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 Birth of Child
Irene DAVIES was born 6 December 1926, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Edna was 20 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1946 Marriage of Child
Irene DAVIES married 17 January 1946, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA to Hobart Duane MERRITT

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1964 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gwilym George DAVIES died 9 September 1964, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

Death — 1998
29 May 1998
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
She died at the age of 92.

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