Engineer
Tommy Flowers
Post Office engineer who built Colossus, the first programmable electronic computer, and was ordered to destroy the plans.
Thomas Harold Flowers was an English engineer with the British General Post Office. During World War II, Flowers designed and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help decipher encrypted German messages.
- Born
- 1905-12-22, Poplar, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 1998-10-28, Mill Hill, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1905-12-22, Poplar, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 29°59′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 9°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 16°03′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 17°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 26°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 27°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 28°26′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 9°15′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°34′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1998-10-28, Mill Hill, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 4°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 4°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 24°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 12°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 18°35′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 29°46′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 8°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 29°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 6°41′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Tommy Flowers 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.