Dorothy Elena
MENARD
(b.
6 December 1914
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
2 January 2003
,
Dunedin, Florida, USA
)
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Dorothy Elena MENARD was born 6 December 1914 in Québec Province, Canada
Dorothy Elena MENARD was the child of Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD and Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Moise (Moses) MENARD and Domithilde-Mathilde BRAULT (maternal) Jacob BOMHOWER and Esther-Martha ATKINSONDorothy Elena was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1916.
Dorothy Elena MENARD died 2 January 2003 in Dunedin, Florida, USA.
m. Ernest Roy Giffin
4 Aug 1936 • Hinesburg, Chittenden, VT
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1914 Birth 6 December 1914
Québec Province, Canada
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)
2003 Death 2 January 2003
Dunedin, Florida, USA
She died at the age of 88.
Dorothy is buried at: Hinesburg Village Cemetery Hinesburg Chittenden County Vermont, USA
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