Computer scientist
Maurice Wilkes
Built EDSAC, the first practical stored program computer.
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes was an English computer scientist who designed and helped build the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC), one of the earliest stored-program computers, and who invented microprogramming, a method for using stored-program logic to operate the control unit of a central processing unit's circuits. In 1967 he won the ACM Turing Award. At the time of his death, Wilkes was an Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge.
- Born
- 1913-06-26, Dudley, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 2010-11-29, Cambridge, EnglandA Monday, aged 97
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1913-06-26, Dudley, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 4°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 1°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 27°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 18°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 6°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 14°06′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 11°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 6°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 24°54′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 29°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2010-11-29, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 7°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 15°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 28°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 29°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 23°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 23°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 14°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 26°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 26°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 4°11′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Maurice Wilkes 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.