Gerd Binnig is a German physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for inventing the scanning tunneling microscope. He shared the prize with German scientist Ernst Ruska and Swiss scientist Heinrich Rohrer. Born on July 20, 1947, in Frankfurt, Germany, Binnig began his career at IBM in Zurich, Switzerland in 1978, where he collaborated with Rohrer to develop the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). His work has significantly advanced the field of nanotechnology and surface science.
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Your next birthday is 339 days away.
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Time Zone - Europe/Berlin (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Gerd
spear, warrior
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Gerd Binnig belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Frankfurt
Educated At: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Goethe University Frankfurt
Occupation: physicist
Employers: IBM | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Awards Received: Urania Medal | King Faisal International Prize in Science | Kavli Prize in Nanoscience | Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | National Inventors Hall of Fame | Elliott Cresson Medal | Gustav Hertz Prize | Klung Wilhelmy Science Award | Bavarian Order of Merit | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art | IBM Fellow | Nobel Prize in Physics
Astrology Analysis
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 July 20, 1947
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 20, 2025 |
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| Sun | 26 Cancer 51 | 27 Cancer 57 | 12 Libra 18 |
| Moon | 28 Leo 35 | 29 Taurus 42 | 28 Gemini 49 |
| Mercury | 18 Cancer 14 | 15 Leo 22 | 6 Scorpio 10 |
| Venus | 14 Cancer 30 | 17 Gemini 40 | 21 Libra 5 |
| Mars | 13 Gemini 30 | 19 Virgo 15 | 3 Leo 3 |
| Jupiter | 17 Scorpio 36 | 9 Cancer 12 | 26 Scorpio 24 |
| Saturn | 10 Leo 46 | 1 Aries 46 | 20 Leo 6 |
| Uranus | 24 Gemini 2 | 0 Gemini 33 | 26 Gemini 11 |
| Neptune | 8 Libra 16 | 2 Aries 6 | 10 Libra 37 |
| Pluto | 12 Leo 28 | 2 Aquarius 41 | 14 Leo 33 |
| Rahu | 29 Taurus 32 | 20 Pisces 52 | 25 Taurus 24 |
| Ketu | 29 Scorpio 32 | 20 Virgo 52 | 25 Scorpio 24 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Gerd Binnig's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 18 October, 2025
