Christian (Kristian Magnus) KARLSEN

(b. 17 September 1886 , Norway d. 21 July 1956 , Manchester, Connecticut, USA )

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Christian (Kristian Magnus) KARLSEN was born 17 September 1886 in Norway

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Christian (Kristian Magnus) married Mina Karoline ABRAHAMSEN 24 November 1912 in Fiskum, Buskerud, Norway . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mina Karoline ABRAHAMSEN was born abt. 1884 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Mina Karoline died 9 December 1933 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester).

Christian (Kristian Magnus) KARLSEN died 21 July 1956 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA .
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Christian (Kristian Magnus) KARLSEN married

Mina Karoline ABRAHAMSEN-- Date: 24 November 1912 Place: Fiskum, Buskerud, Norway

Children of Christian (Kristian Magnus) KARLSEN and Mina Karoline ABRAHAMSEN:

Alice Olive KARLSEN (b.25 November 1920, Manchester, Connecticut, USA d. 14 December 1998, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
m. Kenneth Ahl BEEBE 28 July 1942 in Vernon, Connecticut, USA

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1886 Birth
17 September 1886
Norway

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Christian (Kristian Magnus) KARLSEN and Mina Karoline ABRAHAMSEN 24 November 1912, Fiskum, Buskerud, Norway

He was 26 years old.

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)

1920 Birth of Child
Alice Olive KARLSEN was born 25 November 1920, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Christian (Kristian Magnus) was 34 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)

1933 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mina Karoline ABRAHAMSEN died 9 December 1933, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

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

1942 Marriage of Child
Alice Olive KARLSEN married 28 July 1942, Vernon, Connecticut, USA to Kenneth Ahl BEEBE

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)

1956 Death
21 July 1956
Manchester, Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 69.