John Robert Schrieffer is an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1972, along with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, for the BCS theory explaining superconductivity as a microscopic phenomenon involving pairs of electrons condensing into a boson-like state. Born on May 31, 1931, in Oak Park, Illinois, Schrieffer had an early interest in radio broadcasting which led him to study electrical engineering. Notably, he faced personal tragedy when he was imprisoned from 2005 to 2007 due to a car accident that resulted in fatalities.
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Robert Schrieffer belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Oak Park
Place of Death: Tallahassee
Educated At: Eustis High School | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: university teacher | physicist
Employers: Exxon Research & Engineering Company | Florida State University | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Los Alamos National Laboratory | University of California, Santa Barbara | University of Birmingham | University of Chicago | University of Pennsylvania
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Physical Society | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize | Guggenheim Fellowship | Comstock Prize in Physics | 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 May 31, 1931
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 31, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 31, 2026 |
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| Sun | 9 Gemini 16 | 10 Gemini 16 | 10 Virgo 13 |
| Moon | 10 Sagittarius 34 | 13 Sagittarius 57 | 21 Taurus 52 |
| Mercury | 14 Taurus 57 | 28 Gemini 39 | 12 Virgo 44 |
| Venus | 12 Taurus 46 | 15 Cancer 3 | 9 Virgo 1 |
| Mars | 24 Leo 50 | 9 Taurus 32 | 20 Libra 57 |
| Jupiter | 19 Cancer 59 | 24 Cancer 2 | 10 Leo 22 |
| Saturn | 22 Capricorn 54 | 12 Aries 6 | 17 Capricorn 11 |
| Uranus | 18 Aries 11 | 2 Gemini 4 | 18 Aries 45 |
| Neptune | 3 Virgo 4 | 4 Aries 3 | 5 Virgo 42 |
| Pluto | 19 Cancer 22 | 5 Aquarius 21 | 21 Cancer 40 |
| Rahu | 11 Aries 37 | 4 Pisces 11 | 6 Aries 36 |
| Ketu | 11 Libra 37 | 4 Virgo 11 | 6 Libra 36 |
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