Chemist
Richard Smalley
Buckminsterfullerene, and an evangelist for nanotechnology.
Richard Errett Smalley was an American chemist who was the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy at Rice University. In 1996, along with Robert Curl, also a professor of chemistry at Rice, and Harold Kroto, a professor at the University of Sussex, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of a new form of carbon, buckminsterfullerene, also known as buckyballs. He was an advocate of nanotechnology and its applications.
- Born
- 1943-06-06, Akron, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2005-10-28, Houston, USAA Friday, aged 62
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1943-06-06, Akron, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 15°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 26°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 27°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 29°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 7°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 25°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 15°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 29°16′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°26′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2005-10-28, Houston, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 5°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 28°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 22°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 18°23′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 0°33′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 10°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°58′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 22°38′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Richard Smalley 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.