Mathematician
Max Newman
Lectured Turing on the decision problem, which set him on the path to the Turing machine, and later led the Colossus codebreaking section at Bletchley.
Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman, generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus, the world's first operational, programmable electronic computer, and he established the Royal Society Computing Machine Laboratory at the University of Manchester, which produced the world's first working, stored-program electronic computer in 1948, the Manchester Baby.
- Born
- 1897-02-07, London, EnglandA Sunday
- Died
- 1984-02-22, Cambridge, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, 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
1897-02-07, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 19°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 23°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 5°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 7°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 29°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 28°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 17°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 11°47′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1984-02-22, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 3°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 18°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 21°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 4°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 19°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 6°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 16°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 13°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 0°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 2°02′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Max Newman 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.