Physicist
Karl Compton
Ran MIT for eighteen years and turned it into a research power.
Karl Taylor Compton was an American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948. A researcher in electron physics and early experimenter on the photoelectric effect, Compton spent two decades at Princeton University before accepting the MIT presidency, where he transformed what had been primarily an engineering school into a research university with strong programs in basic science.
- Born
- 1887-09-14, Wooster, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1954-06-22, New York City, USAA Tuesday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-09-14, Wooster, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 21°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 11°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 24°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 2°22′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 11°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 4°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 3°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 11°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 0°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 5°00′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1954-06-22, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 15°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 18°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 3°16′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 6°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°48′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 21°55′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 23°19′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 23°04′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Karl Compton 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.