Robert Roland
LAVIGNE
(b.
5 May 1908
,
Victoriaville, Québec, Canada
d.
22 July 1987
,
Biddeford, Maine, USA
)
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Robert Roland LAVIGNE was born 5 May 1908 in Victoriaville, Québec, Canada
Robert Roland LAVIGNE was the child of Frederick Joseph LAVIGNE and Marie Leda Eudoxie SAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Athanase LAVIGNE and Azilda DESILETS (maternal) Sinai SAVOIE and Philomene BAZINRobert Roland LAVIGNE died 22 July 1987 in Biddeford, Maine, USA .
m. Marguerite R Savoie
1909–1993
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1908 Birth 5 May 1908
Victoriaville, Québec, Canada
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States) 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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. The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1987 Death 22 July 1987
Biddeford, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 79.
Robert is buried at: Saint Josephs Cemetery Biddeford, York County, Maine, USA
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