Thomas John WHITELOCK

(b. 18 April 1922 , Chorlton, Lancashire, England d. 28 September 1967 , Preston, Lancashire, England )

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Thomas John WHITELOCK was born 18 April 1922 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Thomas John WHITELOCK was the child of Albert Edward WHITELOCK and Florence Mary GIBSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) John WHITELOCK and Mary Ann WILLIAMS (maternal) Thomas GIBSON and Caroline Jane THOMAS

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Thomas John married Veronica May HART abt. 1944 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronica May HART was born 19 April 1921 in Manchester, England. Veronica May died 12 October 1995 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

Thomas John WHITELOCK died 28 September 1967 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Thomas John WHITELOCK married

Veronica May HART-- Date: abt. 1944 Place:

Children of Thomas John WHITELOCK and Veronica May HART:

John Francis WHITELOCK (b.October 1944, , England d. 11 October 1944, , England )

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1922 Birth
18 April 1922
Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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

1944 Birth of Child
John Francis WHITELOCK was born October 1944, , England (United Kingdom)

Thomas John was 22 years old.

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)