Physicist
Arthur Compton
The Compton effect, which proved light carries momentum like a particle.
Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with C. T. R. Wilson for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. It was a significant discovery at the time; the wave nature of light had been well-demonstrated, but the idea that light had both wave and particle properties was not easily accepted.
- Born
- 1892-09-10, Wooster, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1962-03-15, Berkeley, USAA Thursday, aged 69
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1892-09-10, Wooster, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 18°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 11°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 0°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 2°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 7°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 23°41′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 1°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 3°36′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 11°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 9°49′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1962-03-15, Berkeley, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 24°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 25°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 0°29′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 6°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 2°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 27°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 27°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 13°14′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 8°26′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Arthur Compton 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.
