Robert Allen "Bob"
LANGEL
(b.
25 May 1937
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
d.
9 February 2000
,
Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
)
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Robert Allen "Bob" LANGEL was born 25 May 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert Allen "Bob" LANGEL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert Allen "Bob" married Carolyn May WILLS 13 June 1959 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Carolyn May WILLS was born 26 May 1933 in Ohio, USA. Carolyn May died 14 June 2011 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Carolyn May was the child of Chester Lloyd WILLS and Sophia Elizabeth POLACK.
Robert Allen "Bob" LANGEL died 9 February 2000 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
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1937 Birth 25 May 1937
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
1959 Marriage / PartnerRobert Allen "Bob" LANGEL and Carolyn May WILLS 13 June 1959,
He was 22 years old.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam 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.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)Obituary
Robert Langel III
NASA Physicist
Robert Langel III, 62, a retired physicist who headed the geomagnetism research program at Goddard Space Flight Center and who led efforts to map the Earth's magnetic field from space, died of a pulmonary embolism Feb. 9 at a nursing home in Blacksburg, Va.
During a 27-year career at the space flight center -- part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Dr. Langel specialized in satellite surveys of the Earth's magnetic field. He helped compile the findings in a publication known as the International Geomagnetic Reference Field.
He was involved in the creation of Magsat, a U.S. satellite launched in 1979 to scan the entire surface of the globe, and he co-authored a 1988 book, 'The Magnetic Field of the Earth's Lithosphere -- the Satellite Perspective.'
He retired in 1997 and moved to Blacksburg from Laurel.
Dr. Langel was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., and received master's...Read MORE...
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Robert Langel III
NASA Physicist
Robert Langel III, 62, a retired physicist who headed the geomagnetism research program at Goddard Space Flight Center and who led efforts to map the Earth's magnetic field from space, died of a pulmonary embolism Feb. 9 at a nursing home in Blacksburg, Va.
During a 27-year career at the space flight center -- part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Dr. Langel specialized in satellite surveys of the Earth's magnetic field. He helped compile the findings in a publication known as the International Geomagnetic Reference Field.
He was involved in the creation of Magsat, a U.S. satellite launched in 1979 to scan the entire surface of the globe, and he co-authored a 1988 book, 'The Magnetic Field of the Earth's Lithosphere -- the Satellite Perspective.'
He retired in 1997 and moved to Blacksburg from Laurel.
Dr. Langel was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., and received master's...Read MORE...
washingtonpost.com
2000 Death 9 February 2000
Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 62.
Added: 5/30/2022 1:13:46 PM
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