Edward Leo Francis BARO

(b. 24 October 1906 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA d. June 1967 , )

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Edward Leo Francis BARO was born 24 October 1906 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Leo Francis BARO was the child of ? and ?

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Edward Leo Francis married Bertha May MARTELL abt. 1933 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha May MARTELL was born 1 August 1907 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Bertha May died 9 August 1997 in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica).

Edward Leo Francis BARO died June 1967
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Edward Leo Francis BARO married

Bertha May MARTELL-- Date: abt. 1933 Place:

Children of Edward Leo Francis BARO and Bertha May MARTELL:

Carolyn BARO (b.November 22, 1933, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA d. March 15,2016, Windham, New Hampshire, USA)
m. William Alberts ROBERTS

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Postcards and Memories of Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

1906 Birth
24 October 1906
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1933 Birth of Child
Carolyn BARO was born November 22, 1933, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Leo Francis was 27 years old.

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)

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