Engineer
Godfrey Hounsfield
English engineer who built the first CT scanner.
Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography (CT).
- Born
- 1919-08-28, Sutton on Trent, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 2004-08-12, Kingston upon Thames, EnglandA Thursday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1919-08-28, Sutton on Trent, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 4°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 7°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 17°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 26°38′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 3°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 5°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 2°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 29°32′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°27′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2004-08-12, Kingston upon Thames, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 9°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°30′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 4°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 20°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 21°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 5°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 13°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°37′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Godfrey Hounsfield 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.