Physicist
Walter Brattain
One of the three who built the first transistor at Bell Labs.
Walter Houser Brattain was an American physicist who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and William Shockley for their invention of the point-contact transistor. Brattain devoted much of his life to research on surface states.
- Born
- 1902-02-10, Xiamen, ChinaA Monday
- Died
- 1987-10-13, Seattle, USAA Tuesday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1902-02-10, Xiamen, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 20°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 10°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 5°28′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 28°15′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces | 0°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 0°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 28°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 16°45′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1987-10-13, Seattle, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 19°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 9°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 12°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 3°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 3°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 25°19′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 16°54′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 23°27′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 5°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 9°06′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Walter Brattain 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.