Charles Calvin
ROGERS
(b.
6 September 1929
,
Claremont, West Virginia, USA
d.
21 September 1990
,
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
)
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Charles Calvin ROGERS was born 6 September 1929 in Claremont, West Virginia, USA
Charles Calvin ROGERS was the child of Clyde Lee ROGERS and Helen FORDCharles Calvin ROGERS died 21 September 1990 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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Charles Calvin ROGERS was a A Vietnam War hero, Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970 for his courageous leadership and efforts toward gender and race equality..
Charles Calvin ROGERS was a A Vietnam War hero, Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970 for his courageous leadership and efforts toward gender and race equality..
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1929 Birth 6 September 1929
Claremont, West Virginia, USA
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) 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1990 Death 21 September 1990
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
He died at the age of 61.
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