Chemist
Wallace Carothers
Invented nylon and neoprene, and took his own life before nylon reached the shops.
Wallace Hume Carothers was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon.
- Born
- 1896-04-27, Burlington, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1937-04-29, Wilmington, USAA Thursday, aged 41
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1896-04-27, Burlington, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 7°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 10°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 18°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 18°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 11°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 0°49′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 16°24′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 23°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 16°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 11°27′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1937-04-29, Wilmington, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 8°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 22°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 24°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 21°17′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 4°07′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 26°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 0°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 9°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 16°23′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 26°34′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Wallace Carothers 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.