Physicist
Carl David Anderson
Found the positron in a cloud chamber photograph, the first antimatter seen.
Carl David Anderson was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Hess for his discovery of the positron, which confirmed the existence of antimatter.
- Born
- 1905-09-03, New York City, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1991-01-11, San Marino, USAA Friday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1905-09-03, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 10°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 7°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 2°15′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 2°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 7°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 28°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 0°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 9°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 22°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1991-01-11, San Marino, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 21°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 27°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 8°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 28°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 10°48′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 26°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 10°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 14°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 19°52′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Carl David Anderson 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.