The Life and Creation of James T. Russell By Madelyn Sheets

Birth

Mar 30, 1931

James T. Russell was born in 1931. The exact date is unknown

Radios

Mar 30, 1941

In fifth grade, Russell scavenged parts from neighbors and made Working radios.

Ideas

Mar 30, 1950

Russell came up with the idea for a disk with tiny numbers that could be read by lasers.

Graduation

Mar 31, 1953

Russel graduated from college with a PhD.

Imagination

Mar 31, 1965

Russell sat down, and began working on prototypes to bring his creation to life.

Invention Finalist

Mar 31, 1967

(Date is roughly decided) While sitting alone at home, James T. Russell finally created the first compact disk.

False Death

Mar 31, 1973

This year was thought to be his death. However, James Russell is still alive!

Exellence

Mar 31, 1991

Now, Russell has many trophies and more than 50 patents to his name.

Nowadays

Mar 31, 2005

Some folks say that Russell is deceased, but he is in fact still living today, and plans to make more inventions.