Walter Francis PRECOURT

(b. 9 May 1913 , Taunton, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 September 1969 , )

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Walter Francis PRECOURT was born 9 May 1913 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Walter Francis PRECOURT was the child of ? and ?

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Walter Francis married Cecile Alice CARON abt. 1941 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile Alice CARON was born 13 May 1917 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Cecile Alice died 26 July 1997

Walter Francis PRECOURT died 15 September 1969
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Walter Francis PRECOURT married

Cecile Alice CARON-- Date: abt. 1941 Place:

Children of Walter Francis PRECOURT and Cecile Alice CARON:

Wilfrid Joseph PRECOURT (b.1 November 1942, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 May 2009, Richfield, Lincoln, Idaho, USA)
m. Josephine Harriet BRAUNEIS 25 May 1968

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1913 Birth
9 May 1913
Taunton, 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

1942 Birth of Child
Wilfrid Joseph PRECOURT was born 1 November 1942, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Walter Francis was 29 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)

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

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