William Francis CARNEGIE

(b. 9 September 1907 , Dundee, Scotland d. abt. 1968 , )

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William Francis CARNEGIE was born 9 September 1907 in Dundee, Scotland

William Francis CARNEGIE was the child of ? and ?

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William Francis married Margaret Whiteside PULHANUS (POLHAMUS) abt. 1933 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Whiteside PULHANUS (POLHAMUS) was born 15 November 1910 in New Jersey, USA. Margaret Whiteside was the child of Martin Ball POLHAMUS and Jean CALLAHAN.

William Francis CARNEGIE died abt. 1968
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William Francis CARNEGIE married

Margaret Whiteside PULHANUS (POLHAMUS)-- Date: abt. 1933 Place:
Margaret Whiteside PULHANUS (POLHAMUS) was the child of Martin Ball POLHAMUS and Jean CALLAHAN

Children of William Francis CARNEGIE and Margaret Whiteside PULHANUS (POLHAMUS):

Margaret Jean CARNEGIE (b.28 February 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA d. 17 September 1994, West Milford, New Jersey, USA)
m. William Joseph ZESTER 1956

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1907 Birth
9 September 1907
Dundee, Scotland

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)

1934 Birth of Child
Margaret Jean CARNEGIE was born 28 February 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

William Francis was 26 years old.

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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