Physicist
Zhores Alferov
Semiconductor heterostructures, which are in every fibre optic link and LED.
Zhores Ivanovich Alferov was a Russian applied physicist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. In 2000, Alferov shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of the semiconductor heterojunction for optoelectronics. He also became a politician in his later life, serving in the State Duma as a member of the Communist Party from 1999.
- Born
- 1930-03-15, Vitebsk, BelarusA Saturday
- Died
- 2019-03-01, Saint Petersburg, RussiaA Friday, aged 88
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Russia
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-03-15, Vitebsk, Belarus · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Minskthe zone used then
Europe/MinskThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 24°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 2°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 8°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 10°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 10°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 1°37′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°29′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2019-03-01, Saint Petersburg, Russia · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 28°09′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 29°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 21°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 17°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 29°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 15°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 22°26′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Zhores Alferov 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.