Physicist
Ernest Walton
Split the atom with Cockcroft, the first artificial nuclear disintegration.
Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton was an Irish experimental physicist. He shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Cockcroft "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles." According to their Nobel Prize speech: "Thus, for the first time, a nuclear transmutation was produced by means entirely under human control."
- Born
- 1903-10-06, Abbeyside, IrelandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1995-06-25, Belfast, Northern IrelandA Sunday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- Irish Free State
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1903-10-06, Abbeyside, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 12°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 10°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 6°05′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 15°48′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 15°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 2°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 5°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 20°39′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1995-06-25, Belfast, Northern Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 3°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 5°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 12°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 18°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 7°39′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 24°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 29°29′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 24°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 28°19′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ernest Walton 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.