David Arthur RICHARDS

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25 July 1938 , Westbrook, Maine, USA

Died

19 May 1948 , Westbrook, Maine, USA

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Joseph Francis RICHARDS Bertha Helen LIBBY

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Born: 25 July 1938 in Westbrook, Maine, USA

Father: Joseph Francis RICHARDS

Mother: Bertha Helen LIBBY

Paternal grandparents: Henry Adelbert RICHARDS , Alma Victoria DUVAL

Maternal grandparents: William Martin LIBBY , Grace Edith LIBBY

David Arthur RICHARDS died 19 May 1948 in Westbrook, Maine, USA .
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Birth — 1938
25 July 1938
Westbrook, Maine, USA

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

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.