Physicist
Willard Boyle
Co-invented the CCD, the sensor in every digital camera.
Willard Sterling Boyle was a Canadian applied physicist who shared one half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with George E. Smith for their invention of the charge-coupled device.
- Born
- 1924-08-19, Amherst, CanadaA Tuesday
- Died
- 2011-05-07, Wallace, CanadaA Saturday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-08-19, Amherst, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Halifaxthe zone used then
America/HalifaxThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 26°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 25°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 23°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 12°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 1°19′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 20°27′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 20°21′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°58′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2011-05-07, Wallace, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Halifaxthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 16°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 20°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 19°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 27°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 23°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 11°31′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 3°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 0°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 7°18′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Willard Boyle 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.