Paul Benjamin CESAN

Born

3 October 1908 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Died

14 July 1970 ,

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James John CESAN

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Louisa Edith CHISHOLM

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Birth — 1908
3 October 1908
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

1910 - Agawam, Massachusetts

Name: Paul B Cesan
Age in 1910: 1
Birth Year: abt 1909
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Shoemaker Lane
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James Cesan
Father's BirthPlace: Italy
Mother's Name: Louisa Cesan
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada English
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Household Members:
Name Age
James Cesan 46
Louisa Cesan 41
Daniel O Cesan 19
James W Cesan 17
Esther E Cesan 15
David E Cesan 11
Emily J Cesan 9
Rebecca E Cesan 6
Paul B Cesan 1

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1920 - Agawam, Massachusetts

Name: Paul B Cesan
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1909
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James J Cesan
Father's BirthPlace: Italy
Mother's Name: Louise O Cesan
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
James J Cesan 55
Louise O Cesan 51
David A Cesan 20
Emily J Cesan 18
Rebecca E Cesan 16
Paul B Cesan 11

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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)

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