Chemist
Louis E. Brus
Quantum dots, found in solution in the early 1980s.
Louis Eugene Brus was an American chemist, and the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He was the co-discoverer of the colloidal semi-conductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Born
- 1943-08-10, Cleveland, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2026-01-11, Hastings-on-Hudson, USAA Sunday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, 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
1943-08-10, Cleveland, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 17°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 6°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 20°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 22°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 8°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 23°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 8°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 0°12′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 7°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2026-01-11, Hastings-on-Hudson, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 21°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 3°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 22°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 20°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 19°55′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 27°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 3°02′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Louis E. Brus 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.