Physicist
Igor Tamm
Explained Cherenkov radiation, the blue glow in a reactor pool.
Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Pavel Cherenkov and Ilya Frank, for their 1934 discovery and demonstration of Cherenkov radiation. He also predicted the quasi-particle of sound: the phonon; and in 1951, together with Andrei Sakharov, proposed the Tokamak system.
- Born
- 1895-07-08, Vladivostok, RussiaA Monday
- Died
- 1971-04-12, Moscow, RussiaA Monday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1895-07-08, Vladivostok, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Vladivostokthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 28°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 6°03′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 1°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 16°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 17°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 0°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 15°58′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 16°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°02′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1971-04-12, Moscow, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 21°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 8°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 3°23′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 16°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 18°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 5°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 21°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 11°05′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 2°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 27°44′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Igor Tamm 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.
