George Washington Joseph PROVENCHER

Born

May 18, 1906 , Victoriaville, Québec, Canada

Died

February 24, 1995 , Rumford, Maine, USA

Age: 88
Cause of Death: natural causes

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Anselme PROVENCHER Marie Georgianna ROBERGE

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Born: May 18, 1906 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada

Father: Anselme PROVENCHER

Mother: Marie Georgianna ROBERGE

Paternal grandparents: Theodore PROVENCHER , Luce LETOURNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Julien ROBERGE , Domithilde LABONTE

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George Washington Joseph married Marie Anna LANGLAIS 18 June 1938 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anna LANGLAIS was born May 21, 1914 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie Anna died August 21, 1994 in Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville). Marie Anna was the child of Joseph LANGLAIS and Marie Rose Desneiges BERUBE.

George Washington Joseph PROVENCHER died February 24, 1995 in Rumford, Maine, USA.
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Marie Anna LANGLAIS
Marriage date: 18 June 1938
Marriage place: , Maine, USA
Marie Anna LANGLAIS was the child of Joseph LANGLAIS and Marie Rose Desneiges BERUBE

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Birth — 1906
May 18, 1906
Victoriaville, Québec, Canada

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
George Washington Joseph PROVENCHER and Marie Anna LANGLAIS 18 June 1938, , Maine, USA

He was 32 years old.

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.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)