Physicist
Robert Hofstadter
Measured the shape and size of the proton by scattering electrons off it.
Robert Hofstadter was an American physicist. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons".
- Born
- 1915-02-05, New York City, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1990-11-17, Stanford, USAA Saturday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1915-02-05, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 15°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 25°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 4°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 5°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 0°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 25°45′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 11°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 28°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 0°24′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1990-11-17, Stanford, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 25°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 0°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 10°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 29°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 9°04′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 21°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 7°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 12°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 18°00′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Hofstadter 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.