Burton Richter was an American physicist born on March 22, 1931, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976. He shared this prestigious award with fellow physicist Samuel Ting for their pioneering work in discovering a new type of heavy elementary particle, specifically the J/ψ particle. Their discovery contributed significantly to the understanding of particle physics.
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Meaning of the name - Burton
From the fortified settlement or hill
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Burton Richter belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New York City
Place of Death: Palo Alto
Cause of Death: heart failure
Educated At: Mercersburg Academy | Far Rockaway High School | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: university teacher | physicist
Employers: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Stanford University
Awards Received: AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award | Enrico Fermi Award | National Medal of Science | Nobel Prize in Physics
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 22, 1931
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 22, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 22, 2026 |
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| Sun | 1 Aries 7 | 2 Aries 5 | 3 Cancer 9 |
| Moon | 8 Taurus 15 | 20 Taurus 45 | 8 Scorpio 24 |
| Mercury | 7 Aries 50 | 8 Pisces 40 | 28 Gemini 7 |
| Venus | 19 Aquarius 22 | 20 Aries 11 | 13 Gemini 2 |
| Mars | 28 Cancer 35 | 15 Pisces 49 | 8 Virgo 15 |
| Jupiter | 10 Cancer 39 | 15 Cancer 19 | 25 Cancer 7 |
| Saturn | 22 Capricorn 7 | 4 Aries 17 | 21 Capricorn 30 |
| Uranus | 14 Aries 30 | 28 Taurus 23 | 19 Aries 0 |
| Neptune | 3 Virgo 42 | 1 Aries 51 | 3 Virgo 27 |
| Pluto | 18 Cancer 43 | 5 Aquarius 3 | 19 Cancer 57 |
| Rahu | 15 Aries 20 | 7 Pisces 53 | 10 Aries 18 |
| Ketu | 15 Libra 20 | 7 Virgo 53 | 10 Libra 18 |
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