Physicist
Alexander Prokhorov
Independently invented the maser in Moscow.
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was an Australian-born Soviet physicist and researcher whose work focused on quantum electronics. His most famous and well-known works were on optics and electromagnetic research. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov for his fundamental work that led to the development of the laser and the maser.
- Born
- 1916-07-11, Atherton, AustraliaA Tuesday
- Died
- 2002-01-08, Moscow, RussiaA Tuesday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Russia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-07-11, Atherton, Australia · time unknown, noon chart
Australia/Brisbanethe zone used then
Australia/BrisbaneThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 18°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 21°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 0°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°12′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 22°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 2°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 19°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 18°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 1°51′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 3°12′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2002-01-08, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 16°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 16°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 9°40′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 8°53′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 22°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 16°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alexander Prokhorov 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.