Physicist
Leon Cooper
The Cooper pair, the mechanism of superconductivity.
Leon N. Cooper was an American theoretical physicist and neuroscientist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity. Cooper developed the concept of Cooper pairs and collaborated with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer to develop the BCS theory of conventional superconductivity. In neuroscience, Cooper co-developed the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity.
- Born
- 1930-02-28, New York City, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2024-10-23, Providence, USAA Wednesday, aged 94
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-02-28, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 9°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 10°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 16°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 14°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 17°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 7°40′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 9°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 9°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 2°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°37′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2024-10-23, Providence, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 0°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 15°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 7°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 20°59′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 13°08′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 26°13′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 29°40′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Leon Cooper 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.