Computer pioneer
Charles P. Thacker
Designed the Xerox Alto, the first personal computer.
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Thacker was an American pioneer computer designer. He designed the Xerox Alto, which is the first computer that used a mouse-driven graphical user interface (GUI). In 2009, he won the ACM Turing Award.
- Born
- 1943-02-26, Pasadena, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2017-06-12, Palo Alto, USAA Monday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, 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
1943-02-26, Pasadena, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 7°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 24°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 12°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 1°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 22°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 5°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°43′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 1°19′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°26′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2017-06-12, Palo Alto, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 21°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 11°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 13°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 24°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 27°29′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 18°46′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles P. Thacker 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.