Engineer

Gordon Bell

The DEC PDP and VAX minicomputers, and the law about computer classes.

Chester Gordon Bell was an American electrical engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), from 1960 to 1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later served as the company's Vice President of Engineering from 1972 to 1983, overseeing development of the VAX computer systems. Bell's later career included roles as an entrepreneur, investor, founding Assistant Director of NSF's Computing and Information Science and Engineering Directorate from 1986 to 1987, and researcher emeritus at Microsoft Research from 1995 to 2015.

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Born
1934-08-19, Kirksville, USAA Sunday
Died
2024-05-17, Coronado, USAA Friday, aged 89
At birth
Sun in Leo, Moon in Sagittarius
Nationality
United States
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1934-08-19, Kirksville, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Chicagothe zone used then

The chart

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo26°00′Direct
MoonSagittarius15°28′Direct
MercuryLeo19°11′Direct
VenusLeo2°29′Direct
MarsCancer23°01′Direct
JupiterLibra19°44′Direct
SaturnAquarius24°43′Retrograde
UranusTaurus1°23′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo11°30′Direct
PlutoCancer25°09′Direct

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Death Chart

2024-05-17, Coronado, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then

The chart

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunTaurus27°21′Direct
MoonVirgo22°26′Direct
MercuryTaurus2°40′Direct
VenusTaurus22°32′Direct
MarsAries13°08′Direct
JupiterTaurus28°04′Direct
SaturnPisces17°56′Direct
UranusTaurus23°21′Direct
NeptunePisces29°22′Direct
PlutoAquarius2°03′Retrograde

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