Astrophysicist
Thomas Gold
Steady state cosmology, pulsars as neutron stars, and a lifetime of unpopular correct guesses.
Thomas Gold was an Austrian-born astrophysicist, who also held British and American citizenship. He was a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society (London). Gold was one of three young Cambridge scientists who in 1948 proposed the now mostly abandoned "steady state" hypothesis of the universe. Gold's work crossed boundaries of academic and scientific disciplines, into biophysics, astronomy, aerospace engineering, and geophysics.
- Born
- 1920-05-22, Vienna, AustriaA Saturday
- Died
- 2004-06-22, Ithaca, USAA Tuesday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1920-05-22, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
Europe/ViennaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 28°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 26°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 21°51′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Leo | 11°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 5°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 5°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 9°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°23′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2004-06-22, Ithaca, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 1°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 24°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 10°40′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 29°14′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 14°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 6°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 15°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 20°36′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Thomas Gold 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.