Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: toledo , ohio , usa    - image width: 150px    - death date: 27 december 1923    - significant projects: automated production of glass bottles      - birth date: 1 january 1859    - name: michael joseph owens    - image: owensmichaelj.jpg    - birth place: mason county , west virginia , usa    - significant awards: elliott cresson medal -lrb- 1915 -rrb-   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael joseph owens .
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michael joseph owens -lrb- january 1 , 1859 -- december 27 , 1923 -rrb- was an inventor of machines that could automate the production of glass bottles .