Physicist
Arthur Ashkin
American physicist who invented optical tweezers, and the oldest person ever awarded a Nobel Prize at ninety six.
Arthur Ashkin was an American scientist and Nobel laureate who worked at Bell Labs. Ashkin has been considered by many as the father of optical tweezers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 at age 96, becoming the oldest Nobel laureate until 2019 when John B. Goodenough was awarded at 97. He resided in Rumson, New Jersey.
- Born
- 1922-09-02, Brooklyn, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2020-09-21, Rumson, USAA Monday, aged 98
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1922-09-02, Brooklyn, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 9°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 28°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 0°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 25°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 24°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 18°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 6°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 11°42′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 10°54′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2020-09-21, Rumson, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 29°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 17°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 27°07′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 17°31′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 25°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 10°08′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 19°16′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 22°31′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arthur Ashkin 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.