Marjorie Lorraine BILLS

(b. April 12, 1936 , d. November 22, 2008 , Revere, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 72

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Marjorie Lorraine BILLS was born April 12, 1936

Marjorie Lorraine BILLS was the child of George Lloyd BILLS and Catherine Elizabeth MILLER and the grandchild of: (paternal) George James BILLS and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ella MARKS (maternal) Morris Alton MILLER and Catherine Agnes MCCABE

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Marjorie Lorraine married Arthur Warren DURFEE SR . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Arthur Warren DURFEE SR was born july 3,1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Arthur Warren died April 2013 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port). Arthur Warren was the child of Norman Elliott DURFEE and Mildred Lucy WILLIS.

Marjorie Lorraine BILLS died November 22, 2008 in Revere, Massachusetts, USA .
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Arthur Warren DURFEE SR was the child of Norman Elliott DURFEE and Mildred Lucy WILLIS

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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)

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

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)