Physicist
Jack Steinberger
The muon neutrino, after arriving in America as a refugee at thirteen.
Jack Steinberger was a German-born American physicist noted for his work with neutrinos, the subatomic particles considered to be elementary constituents of matter. He was a recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Leon M. Lederman and Melvin Schwartz, for the discovery of the muon neutrino. Through his career as an experimental particle physicist, he held positions at the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University (1950 to 68), and the CERN (1968 to 86). He was also a recipient of the United States National Medal of Science in 1988, and the Matteucci Medal from the Italian Academy of Sciences in 1990.
- Born
- 1921-05-25, Bad Kissingen, GermanyA Wednesday
- Died
- 2020-12-12, Geneva, SwitzerlandA Saturday, aged 99
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1921-05-25, Bad Kissingen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 20°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 26°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 13°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 17°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°33′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2020-12-12, Geneva, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 20°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 20°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 16°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 25°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 20°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 28°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 29°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 7°10′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 18°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 23°34′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jack Steinberger 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.
