Mary POLOVITZER

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abt. 1911 , Mor, Hungary

Died

abt. 1993 , Merced, California, USA

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Born: abt. 1911 in Mor, Hungary

Father: Unknown

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Mary married Mederic Joseph HENAULT . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mederic Joseph HENAULT was born 30 May 1906 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA . Mederic Joseph died August 1976 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA . Mederic Joseph was the child of Charles HENAULT and Agale MAURICE.

Mary POLOVITZER died abt. 1993 in Merced, California, USA.
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Mederic Joseph HENAULT
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Mederic Joseph HENAULT was the child of Charles HENAULT and Agale MAURICE

Children of Mederic Joseph HENAULT and Mary POLOVITZER

Charleen Catherine HENAULT

Born: 26 September 1928, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 September 1999, Litchfield, Minnesota, USA

Married: James John HANNAN 18 February 1947

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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))

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

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

1928 Birth of Child
Charleen Catherine HENAULT was born 26 September 1928, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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.

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

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.