Physicist
Alexey Ekimov
Quantum dots in glass, discovered independently in Leningrad.
Alexey Ekimov or Aleksey Yekimov is a Russian solid state physicist and a pioneer in nanomaterials research. He discovered the semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots in 1981, while working at the Vavilov State Optical Institute. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this discovery.
- Born
- 1945-02-28, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Wednesday
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1945-02-28, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 24°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 8°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 23°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 10°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 24°14′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 3°51′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 9°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°44′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 8°26′ | Retrograde |
Alexey Ekimov is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alexey Ekimov 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.