Physicist
Allan McLeod Cormack
South African American physicist who shared the Nobel for the CT scan.
Allan MacLeod Cormack was a South African and American physicist, academic, and Nobel Laureate. He was Professor of Physics at Tufts University and won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on X-ray computed tomography (CT), a significant and unusual achievement since Cormack did not hold a doctoral degree in any scientific field.
- Born
- 1924-02-23, Johannesburg, South AfricaA Saturday
- Died
- 1998-05-07, Winchester, EnglandA Thursday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-02-23, Johannesburg, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
Africa/JohannesburgThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 3°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 8°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 12°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 12°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°12′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 16°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 18°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 10°24′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1998-05-07, Winchester, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 16°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 1°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 20°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 4°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 17°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 20°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 26°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 2°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 7°14′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Allan McLeod Cormack 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.