John ROWLANDS

(b. 3 October 1906 , White Gritt, Shropshire, England d. abt. 1963 , Témiscaming, Québec, Canada )

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John ROWLANDS was born 3 October 1906 in White Gritt, Shropshire, England

John ROWLANDS was the child of John Davies ROWLANDS AKA LANE and Elizabeth J HICKS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ann ROWLANDS

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John married Pearl Cecelia RICHARDS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pearl Cecelia RICHARDS was born 22 August 1913 in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. Pearl Cecelia died abt. 1982 in Témiscaming, Québec, Canada (Temiscaming). Pearl Cecelia was the child of Ambrose RICHARDS and Bridgette Angelina MULLEN.

John ROWLANDS died abt. 1963 in Témiscaming, Québec, Canada .

son of John Davies Rowlands and Elizabeth Hicks

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Pearl Cecelia RICHARDS was the child of Ambrose RICHARDS and Bridgette Angelina MULLEN

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1906 Birth
3 October 1906
White Gritt, Shropshire, England

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 - 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)