Computer scientist
Alan Perlis
The first Turing Award, and the epigrams on programming.
Alan J. Perlis was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and in 1966 he became the first recipient of the ACM Turing Award.
- Born
- 1922-04-01, Pittsburgh, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1990-02-07, Yale New Haven Hospital, USAA Wednesday, aged 67
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-04-01, Pittsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 20°26′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 23°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 18°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 14°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 3°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 11°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 13°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1990-02-07, Yale New Haven Hospital, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 18°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 22°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 20°55′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Capricorn | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 1°17′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 19°57′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 7°51′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 13°22′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 17°44′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alan Perlis was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.