Walter Edward DIX

(b. 27 July 1889 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA d. abt. 1954 , )

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Walter Edward DIX was born 27 July 1889 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Walter Edward DIX was the child of Gilbert Ashely DIX and Coral Frances TOMB

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Walter Edward married Ida Winifred REINHARDT 20 May 1915 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Ida Winifred REINHARDT was born 8 February 1888 in Torrington, Connecticut, USA. Ida Winifred died 14 July 1976 in Springfield, Vermont, USA (North, West) (Goulds Mill) (Hardscrabble Corner). Ida Winifred was the child of Carl "Charles" Friedrich REINHARDT and Hannah RANSENHOUSEN.

Walter Edward DIX died abt. 1954
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Walter Edward DIX married

Ida Winifred REINHARDT-- Date: 20 May 1915 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Ida Winifred REINHARDT was the child of Carl "Charles" Friedrich REINHARDT and Hannah RANSENHOUSEN

Name: Walter Edward Dix
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Place: Brattleboro, Vermont
Marriage Date: 20 May 1915
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Gilbert A. Dix
Mother: Caral Dix
Spouse: Ida Winifred Reinhardt

Name: Ida Winifred Reinhardt
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birth Place: Torrington, Connecticut
Marriage Date: 20 May 1915
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Charles F. Reinhardt
Mother: Hannah Reinhardt
Spouse: Walter Edward Dix

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1889 Birth
27 July 1889
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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

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

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)

1915 Marriage / Partner
Walter Edward DIX and Ida Winifred REINHARDT 20 May 1915, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 25 years old.

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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