You might be thinking of Thomas Edison who is mentioned on the wikipedia page for 1931.
Thomas Alva Edison 11th February 1847 - 18th October 1931.
James Russell - inventor - was born in 1931.
Futurism existed from 1803-1979 until the famous inventor died
who is the inventor
Famous Plays - 1931 was released on: USA: 1 September 1931
he was an inventor
The most famous british inventor is William Shakespear for inventing his great stories and poms.
Franklin
inventor
A famous inventor
he was an inventor
The Chinese inventor of gunpowder died.