Dana Increase
ROBINSON
(b.
13 November 1922
,
Tientsin, China
d.
17 September 2011
,
Portland, Maine, USA
)
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Dana Increase ROBINSON was born 13 November 1922 in Tientsin, China
Dana Increase ROBINSON was the child of Arthur Greenwood ROBINSON and Marian RIDER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Increase ROBINSON and Lizzie Etta GREENWOOD (maternal) Alfred Dana RIDER and Louisa A NORRISDana Increase was a soldier in World War II.
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Dana Increase married Harriet NOURSE 17 July 1948 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harriet NOURSE was born 23 December 1925 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough). Harriet died 15 August 2011 in Concord, New Hampshire, USA (East, West) (Penacook) (Concord Heights). Harriet was the child of Newton Leroy NURSE (NOURSE) and Marion Estelle WORTHING.
Dana Increase ROBINSON died 17 September 2011 in Portland, Maine, USA .
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Harriet NOURSE-- Date: 17 July 1948 Place: , Maine, USA
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Harriet NOURSE was the child of Newton Leroy NURSE (NOURSE) and Marion Estelle WORTHING
Name: Dana I Robinson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1948
Marriage Place: Maine, USA
Residence Place: Auburndale, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Harriet W Nourse
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Residence Place: Portland, Maine
Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Children of Dana Increase ROBINSON and Harriet NOURSE:
Harriet NOURSE-- Date: 17 July 1948 Place: , Maine, USAancestry.com
Harriet NOURSE was the child of Newton Leroy NURSE (NOURSE) and Marion Estelle WORTHING
Name: Dana I Robinson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1948
Marriage Place: Maine, USA
Residence Place: Auburndale, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Harriet W Nourse
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Residence Place: Portland, Maine
Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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1922 Birth 13 November 1922
Tientsin, China
Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston, Maine
October 7, 1935
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.
1948 Marriage / PartnerDana Increase ROBINSON and Harriet NOURSE 17 July 1948, , Maine, USA
He was 25 years old.
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)Obituary
PORTLAND, Maine - Dana Increase Robinson, 88, of Concord, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011.
Born in Tientsin, China, the son of missionary parents Arthur G. and Marian R. Robinson, he lived abroad for nearly 15 years growing up with his two sisters Elizabeth and Marianne, and brother David. He graduated from Colby College, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. During World War II he took part in the V-12 program at Bates College and was commissioned an officer in the Navy, serving in both WWII and the Korean War. His career revolved around his lifelong passion to develop better relationships between China and the United States, in the belief that by getting the two countries to depend on each other economically peaceful relationships would be fostered. He began working in the semi-conductor industry in its early stages with Raytheon, and worked in the defense field and in the electronics industry private sector throughout his life.
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PORTLAND, Maine - Dana Increase Robinson, 88, of Concord, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011.
Born in Tientsin, China, the son of missionary parents Arthur G. and Marian R. Robinson, he lived abroad for nearly 15 years growing up with his two sisters Elizabeth and Marianne, and brother David. He graduated from Colby College, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. During World War II he took part in the V-12 program at Bates College and was commissioned an officer in the Navy, serving in both WWII and the Korean War. His career revolved around his lifelong passion to develop better relationships between China and the United States, in the belief that by getting the two countries to depend on each other economically peaceful relationships would be fostered. He began working in the semi-conductor industry in its early stages with Raytheon, and worked in the defense field and in the electronics industry private sector throughout his life.
He met and married his wife, Harriet...Read MORE...
2011 Death 17 September 2011
Portland, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 88.
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