Dorothy Hope
MELTAUS
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Born: abt. 1917 in Oregon, USA
Dorothy Hope MELTAUS died abt. 2013
Matthew Bowie Moore
(1906–)
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Name: Dorothy Meltaus
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Astoria Ward 1, Clatsop, Oregon, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Birthplace: Oregon
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 16
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henrey Meltaus Head Male 33 Norway
Alice Meltaus Wife Female 23 Michigan
Dorothy Meltaus Daughter Female 3 Oregon
George Meltaus Son Male 0 Oregon
Edward Meltaus Roomer Male 28 Michigan
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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)Record added: 4/14/2018 6:46:41 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2021 12:14:16 PM
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