Chemist
Giulio Natta
Stereoregular polymers, which is why plastics can be engineered.
Giulio Natta was an Italian chemical engineer and Nobel laureate. Natta's work at Politecnico di Milano led to the improvement of earlier work by Karl Ziegler and to the development of the Ziegler-Natta catalyst. The discoveries of Natta and Ziegler revolutionized polymer science by enabling the low-pressure, stereospecific polymerization of olefins, particularly propylene, into highly ordered, crystalline structures. This development allowed the production of high-strength plastics that were previously unobtainable. Natta won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 with Karl Ziegler for his work on high density polymer. He also received a Lomonosov Gold Medal in 1969.
- Born
- 1903-02-26, Porto Maurizio, ItalyA Thursday
- Died
- 1979-05-02, Bergamo, ItalyA Wednesday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1903-02-26, Porto Maurizio, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
Europe/RomeThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 25°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 27°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 15°54′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 1°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 4°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°09′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 0°58′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°40′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1979-05-02, Bergamo, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 11°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 22°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 19°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 1°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°07′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 19°18′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 20°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 17°11′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Giulio Natta 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.