Gerry Thomas was an American inventor best known for creating the TV dinner in the 1950s. He developed a pre-packaged meal served on a divided aluminum tray that was designed to be heated in the oven and consumed while watching television. Thomas worked for the frozen food producer Swanson and utilized aluminum trays that had been used for airplane meals. In its first year of sales in 1954, Swanson sold 10 million dinners, far exceeding their initial expectation of 5,000. He passed away in 2005 due to cancer.
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Meaning of the name - Gerry
spearman, warrior
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Gerry Thomas belongs to the GI Generation group.
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: Omaha Central High School
Occupation: inventor | businessperson
Employers: Swanson
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 17, 1922
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 28 Aquarius 16 | 29 Aquarius 2 | 10 Gemini 24 |
| Moon | 15 Scorpio 11 | 1 Pisces 36 | 26 Leo 39 |
| Mercury | 21 Aquarius 14 | 16 Pisces 55 | 0 Cancer 12 |
| Venus | 0 Pisces 19 | 9 Pisces 7 | 8 Cancer 27 |
| Mars | 29 Scorpio 30 | 19 Aquarius 50 | 21 Sagittarius 37 |
| Jupiter | 18 Libra 15 | 15 Cancer 50 | 8 Libra 42 |
| Saturn | 7 Libra 28 | 0 Aries 19 | 1 Libra 31 |
| Uranus | 8 Pisces 56 | 27 Taurus 33 | 13 Pisces 28 |
| Neptune | 14 Leo 12 | 0 Aries 39 | 13 Leo 33 |
| Pluto | 8 Cancer 8 | 4 Aquarius 12 | 8 Cancer 49 |
| Rahu | 11 Libra 8 | 9 Pisces 38 | 5 Libra 38 |
| Ketu | 11 Aries 8 | 9 Virgo 38 | 5 Aries 38 |
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