Physicist
George Gamow
Predicted the cosmic microwave background, worked out how stars fuse elements, and wrote popular science books that a generation of physicists say started them.
George Gamow was a Soviet and American polymath, theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He was an early advocate and developer of Georges Lemaître's Big Bang theory. Gamow discovered a theoretical explanation of alpha decay by quantum tunneling, invented the liquid drop model, worked on radioactive decay, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and predicted the existence of the cosmic microwave background radiation and molecular genetics.
- Born
- 1904-03-04, Odessa, UkraineA Friday
- Died
- 1968-08-19, Boulder, Colorado, USAA Monday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-03-04, Odessa, Ukraine · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kievthe zone used then
Europe/KievThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 13°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 15°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 25°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 11°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 4°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 0°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 29°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 3°10′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 18°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1968-08-19, Boulder, Colorado, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 26°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 6°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 9°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 12°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 25°24′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 27°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 23°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 21°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Gamow 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.