Physicist
Patrick Blackett
Cloud chamber physics, and operational research that won the Battle of the Atlantic.
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett of Chelsea, was a British experimental physicist and life peer who received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1925, he was the first person to prove that radioactivity could cause the nuclear transmutation of one chemical element to another. He also made major contributions to the Allied war effort in World War II, advising on military strategy and developing operational research.
- Born
- 1897-11-18, London, EnglandA Thursday
- Died
- 1974-07-13, London, EnglandA Saturday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1897-11-18, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 26°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 7°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 2°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 27°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°00′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 2°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 29°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 21°48′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°02′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1974-07-13, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 20°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 20°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 21°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 17°48′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 10°00′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 7°11′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 4°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Patrick Blackett 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.