Computer scientist
Geoffrey Hinton
Worked on neural networks through decades when almost nobody else did, and shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for it. Born in Wimbledon, London.
Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI". He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
- Born
- 1947-12-06, London, EnglandA Saturday
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1947-12-06, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 2°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 28°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 7°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 9°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 22°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 24°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 12°33′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 14°51′ | Retrograde |
Geoffrey Hinton is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Geoffrey Hinton 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.