Ernest Edwin WASPE

Born

13 February 1874 , Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Died

abt. 1949 ,

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Arthur WASPE Ann COLLINS

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Born: 13 February 1874 in Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Arthur WASPE

Mother: Ann COLLINS

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Ernest Edwin married Sarah MCROBERTS 24 April 1894 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah MCROBERTS was born abt. 1873 in Ontario, Canada. Sarah died abt. 1957 Sarah was the child of Uriah William MCROBERTS and Elizabeth CLARKE.

Ernest Edwin WASPE died abt. 1949
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Sarah MCROBERTS
Marriage date: 24 April 1894
Marriage place: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Sarah MCROBERTS was the child of Uriah William MCROBERTS and Elizabeth CLARKE

Children of Ernest Edwin WASPE and Sarah MCROBERTS

Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE

Born: 26 May 1898, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Died: 3 February 1973, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Thomas Hunt DAVEY 16 July 1918 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1874
13 February 1874
Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1894 Marriage / Partner
Ernest Edwin WASPE and Sarah MCROBERTS 24 April 1894, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1898 Birth of Child
Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE was born 26 May 1898, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Ernest Edwin was 24 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

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)

1918 Marriage of Child
Ethel Agnes Mary WASPE married 16 July 1918, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Thomas Hunt DAVEY

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)

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