Physicist
George Paget Thomson
Showed the electron is a wave, having been taught by a father who showed it was a particle.
Sir George Paget Thomson was a British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals." His father, J. J. Thomson, won the Nobel Prize in 1906 "for his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases". It has been said that the elder Thomson won the Nobel for showing the electron is a particle, the younger for showing it is a wave.
- Born
- 1892-05-03, Cambridge, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1975-09-10, Cambridge, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1892-05-03, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 13°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 9°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 24°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 28°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 28°18′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 11°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 23°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 3°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 7°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 7°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-09-10, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 17°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 21°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 13°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 26°35′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Gemini | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 23°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 9°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 8°16′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Paget Thomson 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.