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James L. Gray is an American engineer and inventor who was born in 1926. He is best known for his work in the field of aerospace engineering, particularly in the development of the Space Shuttle. He has also worked on the development of the Apollo Lunar Module and the Saturn V rocket. Gray attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1948. He then went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1950. Gray began his career at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He worked on the development of the X-15 rocket plane and the Apollo Lunar Module. He also worked on the development of the Saturn V rocket, which was used to launch the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Gray has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Gray is currently 84 years old. He is married and has two children. He currently resides in California.

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2010

Later in retirement, he lost his sight as a result of glaucoma and subsequently developed chest complaints. After a short period of deteriorating health, he died in the family home on August 2nd, 2010.

1980

Jim Gray retired in the late 1980s and lived with his wife in Garelochhead, the family home since 1975. He stayed busy even while in retirement; he and his wife were key figures in the renovation and management of the Gibson Hall, a community center. He also maintained an active interest in public energy policy, particularly in Scotland; in 2008, he authored a pamphlet Electric Power in the New Scotland, which proposed a renewed commitment to the nuclear power generation in Scotland, and which formed part of a submission that he made to the Scottish Government Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee's Inquiry into Scotland's Energy Future.

1954

He married his wife Mary in 1954 and had three children: Alex (b. 1955), Susan (b. 1956), and John (b. 1964).

1926

James Laird Gray (1926–2010) was an important figure in the field of steam turbine technology in the UK.

Born in Glasgow in 1926, he was educated in the early years of WWII and qualified for university entrance at the age of 16. Despite qualifying, Gray was too young to be admitted. He then became an apprentice at Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd in Scotstown. At 17 he entered Glasgow University, and three years later graduated with a Bachelor of Science (First-Class Honors) in mechanical engineering.