Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days. She left behind 28 decendents. My condolences go to the family. Read More…
This got me thinking. I wonder what notable inventions happened during her lifetime. Mary has seen the invention of the following:
- Roller coasters
- Motor-driven vacuum cleaners
- Escalators
- The first raio receiver
- Lie detectors
- Teddy bears
- Air conditioners
- Manned airplanes
- Tea bags
- Color Photography
- Manned helicopters
- Corn Flakes
- Sonar
- Synthetic Plastics
- Cellophane
- Instant coffee
- Talking motion pictures
- Life savers candy
- Crossword puzzles
- Modern zippers
- Stainless steel
- Fortune cookies
- Band-aids
- Traffic signals
- Television
- Spiral-bound notebooks
- Liquid-fueled rockets
- Aerosol cans
- Penicilin
- Bubble Gum
- Scoth tape
- Parking meters
- Drive-in movie theaters
- Nylon
- Canned beer
- Jet engines
- Ball-point pens
- Color television
- Electronic Computers
- Synthetic rubber
- The Atom Bomb
- Microwave ovens
- Mobile Phones
- Tupperware
- Frisbees
- Velcro
- Cake-mix
- Credit Cards
- Super glue
- Video tape recorders
- Bar codes
- Diet Soft drinks
- Radial Tires
- McDonalds
- Fiber Optics
- Hovercraft
- Computer programming language Fortran
- Lasers
- Hula-hoops
- Integrated Circuits
- Barbie Dolls
- Microchips
- Audio cassettes
- Video games
- Video Disks
- Compact Disks
- Soft Contact Lenses
- Hand-held Calculators
- The Internet
- ATMs
- Videocassettes
- Word Processors
- Hacky sack
- Post-It notes
- Cell Phones
- Walkmans
- Roller blades
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- CD-ROMs
- Apple Computers
- Microsoft Windows
- Disposable Cameras
- Disposable Contact Lenses
- HDTV
- The World-Wide-Web
- Digital Answering Machines
- DVDs
- IPods
- Hybrid Cars
- Social Netowkring Websites
What inventions will a centenarian see who is born today?
