Rita R O'CONNOR

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20 January 1916 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

abt. 1963 ,

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Edward Aloysius O'CONNOR Merelise Alice COUTURIER

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Born: 20 January 1916 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Edward Aloysius O'CONNOR

Mother: Merelise Alice COUTURIER

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Rita R married Edward Joseph BAKER abt. 1935 . Edward Joseph BAKER was born 9 May 1913 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Edward Joseph died March 1982 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Edward Joseph was the child of Edward Joseph BAKER and Catherine DEERING.

Rita R O'CONNOR died abt. 1963
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Edward Joseph BAKER
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Edward Joseph BAKER was the child of Edward Joseph BAKER and Catherine DEERING

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Birth — 1916
20 January 1916
Providence, Rhode Island, 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

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)