John Lawrence PEARL

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23 November 1936 , Reno, Nevada, USA

Died

17 June 1952 , Reno, Nevada, USA

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Archibald "Archie" PEARL Eleanor "Ella" PALME

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Born: 23 November 1936 in Reno, Nevada, USA

Father: Archibald "Archie" PEARL

Mother: Eleanor "Ella" PALME

Paternal grandparents: Henry Frederick PEARL , Amelia SMITH

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PALME , Julia JANAK

John Lawrence PEARL died 17 June 1952 in Reno, Nevada, USA.
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Birth — 1936
23 November 1936
Reno, Nevada, USA

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.