Robert James MACAUSLAND

Born

19 January 1886 , Prince Edward Island, Canada

Died

April 1966 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Robert James married Jessie TAYLOR 5 July 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jessie TAYLOR was born abt. 1888 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Jessie died abt. 1973 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of Robert James MACAUSLAND

Parents of Robert James MACAUSLAND

Father

David MCAUSLAND

Mother

Elizabeth HORNE

Grandparents of Robert James MACAUSLAND

Paternal grandparents

James MACAUSLAND Damaris SULLIVAN

Maternal grandparents

Robert Houstin HORNE Sarah Miller GAVIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert James MACAUSLAND

Robert James MACAUSLAND married

Jessie TAYLOR
Marriage date: 5 July 1911
Marriage place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Robert James MACAUSLAND and Jessie TAYLOR

Beatrice F MCCAUSLAND

Born: abt. 1912, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 March 1999, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Allen B THOMPSON 29 July 1939 Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1886
19 January 1886
Prince Edward Island, Canada

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

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)

1911 Marriage / Partner
Robert James MACAUSLAND and Jessie TAYLOR 5 July 1911, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

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)

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.

1939 Marriage of Child
Beatrice F MCCAUSLAND married 29 July 1939, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA to Allen B THOMPSON

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)