Ferdinand Graft Brickwedde was an American physicist born on March 26, 1903, in Baltimore. He is known for collaborating with Harold Urey and George M. Murphy to discover Deuterium in 1931. Brickwedde studied at Johns Hopkins University, earning a B.A. in 1922, M.A. in 1924, and Ph.D. in 1925. He worked at the National Bureau of Standards, where he led the cryogenic laboratory and later the Heat and Power Division. From 1956 to 1963, he was the Dean of the College of Chemistry and Physics at Pennsylvania State University, retiring in 1968.
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Meaning of the name - Ferdinand
brave traveler, peace journey
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Place of Birth: Baltimore
Place of Death: Bellefonte
Educated At: Johns Hopkins University
Occupation: university teacher | physicist
Spouses: Marion Langhorne Howard Brickwedde
Employers: Pennsylvania State University | National Institute of Standards and Technology
Awards Received: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (awarded to Harold Urey for the discovery of Deuterium)
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 26, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 26, 2025 |
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Sun | 4 Aries 52 | 6 Aries 17 | 2 Leo 30 |
Moon | 7 Pisces 1 | 28 Aquarius 29 | 3 Virgo 19 |
Mercury | 18 Pisces 43 | 2 Aries 45 | 2 Leo 32 |
Venus | 2 Taurus 42 | 0 Aries 24 | 16 Virgo 46 |
Mars | 8 Libra 25 | 21 Cancer 58 | 23 Libra 46 |
Jupiter | 7 Pisces 52 | 15 Gemini 11 | 22 Pisces 41 |
Saturn | 7 Aquarius 26 | 23 Pisces 46 | 6 Aquarius 47 |
Uranus | 25 Sagittarius 34 | 24 Taurus 32 | 22 Sagittarius 6 |
Neptune | 0 Cancer 58 | 29 Pisces 51 | 4 Cancer 32 |
Pluto | 17 Gemini 47 | 3 Aquarius 27 | 20 Gemini 10 |
Rahu | 16 Libra 41 | 27 Pisces 0 | 10 Libra 13 |
Ketu | 16 Aries 41 | 27 Virgo 0 | 10 Aries 13 |
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