Devol, George C. b. February 20, 1912 d. August 11, 2011 Inventor. He was a self-taught engineer best noted for inventing the revolutionary Unimate, the first programmable mechanical arm which is now used in industries world wide. In the 1950s, he applied for a patent for his concept named Universal Automation, and received a patent in 1961. Together with his friend engineer Joseph F. Engelberger, he formed the company Unimation Inc. in Danbury, Connecticut. There he developed the Unimate robotic machinery arm and General Motors put the first Unimate...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Bald Hill Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Hadley, Lindley Hoag b. June 19, 1861 d. November 1, 1948 US Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1915 to 1933 as a representative of Washington state's 2nd Congressional District. He received his formal education from Bloomingdale Academy in Indiana and Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Prior to being elected to Congress he taught school in Rockville, Indiana and practiced law in Bellingham, Washington. He was defeated for re-election to the House in 1933. Following his defeat he resumed a...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Saint Matthews Parish Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Martin, Edward Sanford b. January 2, 1856 d. June 13, 1939 Writer, Humorist, Editor. A founder of "The Harvard Lampoon" and co-founder and first editor of the original "Life" magazine, a position he held for 45 years, Martin was also a regular contributor to "Harper's Monthly" from 1920 to 1935, and the author of several volumes of essays. The youngest son of a large and prominent New York family, he was raised in the stimulating atmosphere of Willowbrook, an estate near Auburn, where his parents and great uncle, a former governor of the state...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow) Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
b. February 20, 1912 d. August 11, 2011
