Physicist
Joseph Rotblat
Left the Manhattan Project on principle and spent fifty years campaigning against the bomb.
Sir Joseph Rotblat was a Polish and British physicist. During World War II he worked on Tube Alloys and the Manhattan Project, but left the Los Alamos Laboratory on grounds of conscience after it became clear to him in 1944 that Germany had ceased development of an atomic bomb.
- Born
- 1908-11-04, Warsaw, PolandA Wednesday
- Died
- 2005-08-31, London, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Poland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1908-11-04, Warsaw, Poland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Warsawthe zone used then
Europe/WarsawThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 11°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°29′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 28°20′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 1°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 16°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 4°16′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 13°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 17°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 25°34′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2005-08-31, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 8°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 1°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 22°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 16°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 16°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 18°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 5°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 8°48′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 21°49′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Joseph Rotblat 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.