Physicist
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
Quantum electrodynamics, worked out in wartime Japan in isolation.
Shinichiro Tomonaga, usually cited as Sin-Itiro Tomonaga in English, was a Japanese physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles".
- Born
- 1906-03-31, Tokyo, JapanA Saturday
- Died
- 1979-07-08, Tokyo, JapanA Sunday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1906-03-31, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 16°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 17°59′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 20°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 9°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 3°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 9°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 7°38′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 20°49′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-07-08, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 22°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 10°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 8°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 9°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 17°03′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 18°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 16°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Shin'ichirō Tomonaga 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.