Joe Baird WARD

(b. 26 October 1921 , Houston, Texas, USA d. 7 April 1983 , )

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Joe Baird WARD was born 26 October 1921 in Houston, Texas, USA

Joe Baird WARD was the child of Burt Brian WARD and Annie May SIBLEY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joe Baird married Mary Christine VARILLY abt. 1946 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Christine VARILLY was born 14 December 1921 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA (Millers Falls) (Turners Falls). Mary Christine died 3 February 2005 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Christine was the child of Michael Joseph VARILLY and Helena Marie SULLIVAN.

Joe Baird WARD died 7 April 1983
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Joe Baird WARD married

Mary Christine VARILLY-- Date: abt. 1946 Place:
Mary Christine VARILLY was the child of Michael Joseph VARILLY and Helena Marie SULLIVAN

Children of Joe Baird WARD and Mary Christine VARILLY:

Michael James WARD (b.28 December 1949, Beaumont, Texas, USA d. 18 April 2021, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Laurel Ann CROUSS 1984

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1921 Birth
26 October 1921
Houston, Texas, USA

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

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)

1949 Birth of Child
Michael James WARD was born 28 December 1949, Beaumont, Texas, USA

Joe Baird was 28 years old.

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)