Edward Colin Cherry was a British cognitive scientist, born on June 23, 1914, and known for his work on focused auditory attention, particularly the cocktail party problem. He developed shadowing tasks to study how people attend to one conversation among many. His findings showed that little information is processed from unattended messages, leading to insights on auditory selection. He was educated at St Albans School and Northampton Polytechnic, served in radar research during WWII, and had a distinguished academic career at Imperial College London. He authored significant works on communication.
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Meaning of the name - Colin
young dove, victory of the people
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Place of Birth: St Albans
Place of Death: London
Educated At: St Albans School | Northampton Polytechnic | Imperial College London
Occupation: computational linguist | information scientist | university teacher | psychologist
Employers: Victoria University of Manchester | Imperial College London | General Electric | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: Marconi Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 23, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for June 23, 2026 |
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| Sun | 1 Cancer 9 | 2 Cancer 3 | 19 Libra 18 |
| Moon | 29 Gemini 29 | 20 Libra 31 | 2 Leo 19 |
| Mercury | 25 Cancer 31 | 24 Cancer 46 | 13 Scorpio 56 |
| Venus | 3 Leo 57 | 11 Leo 38 | 2 Sagittarius 28 |
| Mars | 28 Leo 26 | 26 Taurus 11 | 9 Scorpio 36 |
| Jupiter | 21 Aquarius 44 | 28 Cancer 35 | 12 Aquarius 10 |
| Saturn | 23 Gemini 36 | 13 Aries 41 | 3 Cancer 3 |
| Uranus | 11 Aquarius 2 | 3 Gemini 20 | 7 Aquarius 39 |
| Neptune | 26 Cancer 57 | 4 Aries 21 | 0 Leo 20 |
| Pluto | 0 Cancer 39 | 5 Aquarius 1 | 2 Cancer 12 |
| Rahu | 9 Pisces 12 | 2 Pisces 58 | 3 Pisces 17 |
| Ketu | 9 Virgo 12 | 2 Virgo 58 | 3 Virgo 17 |
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