Robert PROULX

(b. 16 September 1943 , d. abt. 2002 , Woodstock, Ontario, Canada )
Age: 59
Cause of Death: Cancer

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Robert PROULX was born 16 September 1943

Robert PROULX was the child of Wilfred Fabien PROULX and Evelyn Rose Villeneive SYLVESTRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Wilfred PROULX and Delima Laure SAYER (maternal) Eugene SYLVESTRE and Alberta May CANFIELD

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Robert married Wilma Jean EDE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Wilma Jean EDE was born 18 September 1945 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Wilma Jean died 20 August 2014 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Wilma Jean was the child of Frederick Mcintyre EDE and Hazel Isabel CAMPBELL.

Robert PROULX died abt. 2002 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
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Robert PROULX was a Mechanic .

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Wilma Jean EDE was the child of Frederick Mcintyre EDE and Hazel Isabel CAMPBELL

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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)