Physicist
John Robert Schrieffer
The BCS theory of superconductivity, worked out on a subway train at twenty nine.
John Robert Schrieffer was an American theoretical physicist who, with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, was a recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first successful quantum description of superconductivity.
- Born
- 1931-05-31, Oak Park, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2019-07-27, Tallahassee, USAA Saturday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1931-05-31, Oak Park, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 10°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 12°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 24°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 22°39′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 18°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 19°21′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2019-07-27, Tallahassee, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 4°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 5°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 24°54′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 29°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 16°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 14°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 15°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 6°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 18°23′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 21°34′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Robert Schrieffer 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.