Edwin Francis KERRIGAN

(b. 27 July 1914 , Quincy, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 October 1969 , )

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Edwin Francis KERRIGAN was born 27 July 1914 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Edwin Francis KERRIGAN was the child of Joseph Patrick KERRIGAN and Mary Josephine SULLIVAN

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Edwin Francis married Helen Eunice KAARTINEN abt. 1937 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helen Eunice KAARTINEN was born 5 August 1915 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam). Helen Eunice died 1 January 1997 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. Helen Eunice was the child of Carl KAARTINEN and Ida M POHJOLA.

Edwin Francis KERRIGAN died 16 October 1969
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Edwin Francis KERRIGAN married

Helen Eunice KAARTINEN-- Date: abt. 1937 Place:
Helen Eunice KAARTINEN was the child of Carl KAARTINEN and Ida M POHJOLA

Children of Edwin Francis KERRIGAN and Helen Eunice KAARTINEN:

Sandra Marie KERRIGAN (b.abt. 1938, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 April 2022, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lawrence Francis? BAKER 1958

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1914 Birth
27 July 1914
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

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)

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)

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

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