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Reedus Wheat
I was born to Nelson Wheat and Mamie Carpenter Wheat October 28, 1932. I have one brother and two sisters older than myself and three brothers and one sister younger. My first memories include riding in a moving truck when I was just a toddler. Being the son of a sharecropper in Pickens County Alabama, we moved quite frequently. My school years began when I was seven years old and I still remember many of those days as I was influenced by some very good teachers.
I graduated from Palmetto High School in 1951 as valedictorian of my class. I had a strong desire to go to college but I had very limited funds. However I received backing from friends and began my college days at Livingston State Teachers College in Livingston, AL in the fall of 1951. My primary major in college was Chemistry and Physics. I graduated in 1954 with a teachers certificate, but I decided to enlist in the Air Force before starting my career. |
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from Dr. Richard Rutland
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I began my Air Force days at Denver, Colorado and was stationed there when the Air Force Academy was begun at Colorado Springs. I was now working on the airbase in the Medical laboratory drawing blood. It was during this time that I had to draw blood from almost all of the Air Force Academy recruits. After spending a couple years in the Air Force, I came home to Alabama and began my studies at the University of Alabama in Birmingham for one year to become a Medical Technologist. In 1956 I began my long career as a Medical Tech with the smallest Hospital to ever receive accreditation in the United States in Fayette, Alabama. I was working for the late Dr. B. W. McNease, Dr. Henry Hodo, Dr. Inez Fowler, Dr. Richard Rutland and Dr.H. E. Breitling.
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During these years, I noted through observation that the
babies being delivered came in cycles, the gender changed
on a regular pattern, from all boys, to all girls. This got
my attention, so I began to check the records to see
if this pattern could be due to the beginning of pregnancy
occurring about the same time. I kept records until the
babies arrived, because we did not have ultra sounds to
tell what would arrive. I also found other research being
done and I designed my first hand help dial computer to
predict the gender of the baby. Using 28 day cycles, I
had a 75 percent accuracy rate and a math teacher advised
that I was on to something more than mere chance. A
local man was breeding horses at this time and asked me to
tell him what to expect if he bred the mares on the days he asked,
I made the predictions and was correct on 11 out of 12
breedings that year. These experiences led me to begin
in earnest to develop a computer program to assist in my research. I studied the basic language and wrote
my first program after many months, did more research
until I believe that my program is within 95 percent accuracy.
I continue working today with Dr. H. E. Breitling and Dr. Richard Rutland who became national physician of the year. My program has been converted to
operate in the Windows environment. I have many women who have tried my method with great success. My hobbies include playing the organ, church work, computers and
I have just learned that I am going to become a Grandpa!
Sincerely,
Reedus Wheat
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