Ilse WOLFF

Born

1 August 1911 , Zielenzig, Prussia

Died

7 November 2007 , Sarasota, Florida, USA

Age: 96

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Born: 1 August 1911 in Zielenzig, Prussia

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Ilse was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1946.

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Ilse married Jacques GADIEL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques GADIEL was born 9/6/1906 in Breslau. Jacques died 25 April 1975 in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Jacques was the child of Arnold GADIEL and Gertrud LAPPE.

Ilse WOLFF died 7 November 2007 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Left Breslau in 1932 and moved to Lorrach
Then moved to Saint Louis, Alsace, France
Married my father in 1939
Fled south in advance of German army.
They were separated by events and she lived out the war in Lectoure, France

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Recorded occupation: Housewife

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Jacques GADIEL was the child of Arnold GADIEL and Gertrud LAPPE

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Birth — 1911
1 August 1911
Zielenzig, Prussia

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.

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.