William GILBERT

(b. March 1863 , Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England d. 29 December 1933 , Bronte, Ontario, Canada )

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William GILBERT was born March 1863 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

William GILBERT was the child of ? and ?

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William married Florence FLINTLEY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Florence FLINTLEY was born 6 October 1884 in Devon County, England (Devonshire). Florence died September 1950 in Bronte, Ontario, Canada.

William GILBERT died 29 December 1933 in Bronte, Ontario, Canada.
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Frederick William GILBERT (b.27 September 1916, Toronto, Ontario, Canada d. 3 February 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada )
m. Pearl Bernice PROTEAU

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1863 Birth
March 1863
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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

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)