Arthur Ashkin is an American physicist born on September 2, 1922, in New York to a Jewish family. He worked at Bell Laboratories and Lucent. On October 3, 2018, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland for his research in optical tweezers and their application to biological systems using laser beams, which allow for the detection and manipulation of viruses, bacteria, and other cells without damage. He became the oldest person to win a Nobel Prize following this achievement.
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Meaning of the name - Arthur
bear, strong man
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Arthur Ashkin belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn
Place of Death: Rumson
Educated At: James Madison High School | Cornell University | Columbia University
Occupation: researcher | physicist
Employers: Lucent | Bell Labs
Awards Received: Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Fellow of the Optical Society | Quantum Electronics Award | Frederic Ives Medal | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Harvey Prize | Charles Hard Townes Award | IEEE Fellow | Nobel Prize in Physics
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 2, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for September 2, 2024 |
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| Sun | 9 Virgo 23 | 10 Virgo 40 | 20 Sagittarius 53 |
| Moon | 28 Capricorn 51 | 6 Virgo 1 | 16 Libra 49 |
| Mercury | 0 Libra 43 | 22 Leo 59 | 24 Sagittarius 42 |
| Venus | 25 Libra 13 | 5 Libra 2 | 24 Scorpio 35 |
| Mars | 24 Sagittarius 20 | 28 Gemini 42 | 1 Pisces 33 |
| Jupiter | 18 Libra 28 | 19 Gemini 12 | 9 Scorpio 45 |
| Saturn | 7 Libra 26 | 16 Pisces 22 | 18 Libra 49 |
| Uranus | 11 Pisces 41 | 27 Taurus 16 | 9 Pisces 54 |
| Neptune | 16 Leo 35 | 29 Pisces 0 | 18 Leo 2 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 54 | 29 Capricorn 58 | 10 Cancer 31 |
| Rahu | 0 Libra 42 | 7 Aries 52 | 25 Virgo 18 |
| Ketu | 0 Aries 42 | 7 Libra 52 | 25 Pisces 18 |
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