Ruey Amanda GRAY

(b. 30 November 1914 , Tennessee, USA d. 20 March 1994 , )

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Ruey Amanda GRAY was born 30 November 1914 in Tennessee, USA

Ruey Amanda GRAY was the child of ? and ?

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Ruey Amanda married Edgar WALLACE 2 November 1935 in Greene, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edgar WALLACE was born 16 May 1915 in Tennessee, USA. Edgar died 18 February 1977 in Greene, Tennessee, USA.

Ruey Amanda GRAY died 20 March 1994
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Ruey Amanda GRAY married

Edgar WALLACE-- Date: 2 November 1935 Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA

Children of Edgar WALLACE and Ruey Amanda GRAY:

Edgar Alvin WALLACE (b.May 8 1932, Greene County, Tennessee, USA d. May 11, 1998, Greeneville, Tennessee, USA)
m. Mary Emma GASS 25 May 1960

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1914 Birth
30 November 1914
Tennessee, USA

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1932 Birth of Child
Edgar Alvin WALLACE was born May 8 1932, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Ruey Amanda was 17 years old.

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Marriage / Partner
Ruey Amanda GRAY and Edgar WALLACE 2 November 1935, Greene, Tennessee, USA

She was 20 years old.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

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

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.