Physicist
Simon van der Meer
Stochastic cooling, without which the W and Z bosons could not have been found.
Simon van der Meer was a Dutch particle accelerator physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Carlo Rubbia for contributions to the CERN project which led to the discovery of the W and Z particles, the two fundamental communicators of the weak interaction.
- Born
- 1925-11-24, The Hague, NetherlandsA Tuesday
- Died
- 2011-03-04, Geneva, SwitzerlandA Friday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1925-11-24, The Hague, Netherlands · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Amsterdamthe zone used then
Europe/AmsterdamThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 1°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 23°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 7°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 20°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 18°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 21°34′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 24°47′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°26′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2011-03-04, Geneva, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 9°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 19°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 2°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 7°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 8°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 16°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 29°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 7°10′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Simon van der Meer 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.