Mina MILLER

(b. 6 July 1865 , Akron, Ohio, USA d. 24 August 1947 , )

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Mina MILLER was born 6 July 1865 in Akron, Ohio, USA

Mina MILLER was the child of ? and ?

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Mina married Thomas Alva EDISON 24 February 1886 in Akron, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Thomas Alva EDISON was born 11 February 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA. Thomas Alva died 18 October 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. Thomas Alva was the child of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy MATTHEWS.

Mina MILLER died 24 August 1947
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Mina MILLER married

Thomas Alva EDISON-- Date: 24 February 1886 Place: Akron, Ohio, USA
Thomas Alva EDISON was the child of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy MATTHEWS

Children of Thomas Alva EDISON and Mina MILLER:

Madeleine EDISON (b.31 May 1888, Glenmont, New Jersey, USA d. 14 February 1979, West Orange, New Jersey, USA)

Charles EDISON (b.3 August 1890, West Orange, New Jersey, USA d. 31 July 1969, Manhattan, New York, USA )

Theodore Miller EDISON (b.10 July 1898, , New Jersey, USA d. 25 November 1992, West Orange, New Jersey, USA)

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1865 Birth
6 July 1865
Akron, Ohio, USA

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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
Mina MILLER and Thomas Alva EDISON 24 February 1886, Akron, Ohio, USA

She was 20 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Madeleine EDISON was born 31 May 1888, Glenmont, New Jersey, USA

Mina was 22 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Charles EDISON was born 3 August 1890, West Orange, New Jersey, USA

Mina was 25 years old.

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)

1898 Birth of Child
Theodore Miller EDISON was born 10 July 1898, , New Jersey, USA

Mina was 33 years old.

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)

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)

1931 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas Alva EDISON died 18 October 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, USA

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.

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