Charles P. Thacker was an American computer scientist born on February 26, 1943. He was renowned for his contributions to the Xerox Alto, an influential computer that helped shape modern computing. Thacker's work in the field greatly impacted the development of personal computing and graphical user interfaces. He was recognized for his achievements by being awarded the prestigious Turing Award in 2009, highlighting his significant contributions to computer science. Thacker passed away on June 12, 2017, leaving a lasting legacy in the tech community.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Charles P. Thacker belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Pasadena
Place of Death: Palo Alto
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: inventor | computer scientist | engineer
Employers: PARC | Digital Equipment Corporation
Awards Received: honorary doctor of ETH Zürich | Computer History Museum fellow | ACM Fellow | Eckert–Mauchly Award | Charles Stark Draper Prize | ACM Software System Award | IEEE John von Neumann Medal | Turing Award
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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 February 26, 1943
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 26, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 26, 2026 |
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| Sun | 7 Pisces 19 | 8 Pisces 11 | 28 Taurus 53 |
| Moon | 24 Scorpio 52 | 8 Cancer 17 | 11 Sagittarius 5 |
| Mercury | 12 Aquarius 13 | 22 Pisces 32 | 3 Gemini 9 |
| Venus | 1 Aries 36 | 20 Pisces 28 | 10 Cancer 33 |
| Mars | 22 Capricorn 46 | 27 Aquarius 0 | 25 Pisces 5 |
| Jupiter | 15 Cancer 16 | 15 Cancer 21 | 21 Cancer 47 |
| Saturn | 6 Gemini 16 | 1 Aries 22 | 13 Gemini 58 |
| Uranus | 0 Gemini 44 | 27 Taurus 42 | 4 Gemini 18 |
| Neptune | 1 Libra 20 | 0 Aries 57 | 29 Virgo 24 |
| Pluto | 5 Leo 26 | 4 Aquarius 28 | 5 Leo 9 |
| Rahu | 24 Leo 30 | 9 Pisces 9 | 20 Leo 6 |
| Ketu | 24 Aquarius 30 | 9 Virgo 9 | 20 Aquarius 6 |
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