Edward Victor HOFF

(b. July 19, 1920 , Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA d. September 5, 1964 , Polk County, Minnesota USA )
Age: 44
Cause of Death: pulmonary embolism

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Edward Victor HOFF was born July 19, 1920 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

Edward Victor HOFF was the child of Frank HOFF and Jeneva "Neva" PLANTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Marjorique PLANTE and Mary Louise GRAVELIN

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Edward Victor married Shirley Delores BURGESS 29 February 1944 . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Shirley Delores BURGESS was born April 6, 1921 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA. Shirley Delores died December 9, 2020 in Grand Forks, North Dakota USA. Shirley Delores was the child of George Arthur BURGESS and Amy Carol WEBSTER.

Edward Victor HOFF died September 5, 1964 in Polk County, Minnesota USA.

Occupation: Railroad Conductor

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Edward Victor HOFF married

Shirley Delores BURGESS-- Date: 29 February 1944 Place:
Shirley Delores BURGESS was the child of George Arthur BURGESS and Amy Carol WEBSTER

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1920 Birth
July 19, 1920
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA

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

1944 Marriage / Partner
Edward Victor HOFF and Shirley Delores BURGESS 29 February 1944,

He was 23 years old.

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)