Raymond Henry WOODS

Born

July 22 1912 , Schreiber, Ontario, Canada

Died

March 12 1966 , Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Age: 53
Cause of Death: Suicide

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Albert Oliver WOODS Frances Marion STREETER

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Born: July 22 1912 in Schreiber, Ontario, Canada

Father: Albert Oliver WOODS

Mother: Frances Marion STREETER

Raymond Henry was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1945.

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Raymond Henry married Mildred Dorothy HULBURT . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mildred Dorothy HULBURT was born February 12 1915 in Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, USA. Mildred Dorothy died October 1 1983 in Flint, Michigan, USA.

Raymond Henry WOODS died March 12 1966 in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Tool and Die Maker

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Mildred Dorothy HULBURT
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Birth — 1912
July 22 1912
Schreiber, Ontario, Canada

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)