Lawrence Stamper Darken was an American physical chemist and metallurgist born on September 18, 1909, in Brooklyn, NY, and passed away on June 7, 1978, in State College, PA. He is best known for his two equations on solid-state diffusion in binary solutions. Darken earned degrees from Hamilton College and Yale, later working at U.S. Steel and Penn State. His research focused on thermodynamics, diffusion, and phase equilibria, and he authored a textbook on physical chemistry of metals. He received awards for his influential papers in the metallurgy field.
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Meaning of the name - Lawrence
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Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Place of Death: State College, PA
Educated At: Hamilton College | Yale University
Occupation: metallurgist | physical chemist
Employers: U.S. Steel Corporation Research Laboratory | Pennsylvania State University
Awards Received: R. W. Hunt Outstanding Paper Award | Gold Medal from the American Society for Metals
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 18, 2025 |
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| Sun | 25 Virgo 7 | 26 Virgo 2 | 21 Capricorn 39 |
| Moon | 9 Scorpio 33 | 19 Leo 25 | 6 Aquarius 53 |
| Mercury | 21 Libra 31 | 0 Libra 31 | 10 Aquarius 26 |
| Venus | 2 Scorpio 1 | 29 Leo 0 | 29 Aquarius 0 |
| Mars | 2 Aries 24 | 27 Libra 35 | 24 Aries 10 |
| Jupiter | 24 Virgo 50 | 20 Cancer 48 | 13 Libra 52 |
| Saturn | 22 Aries 13 | 28 Pisces 35 | 17 Aries 26 |
| Uranus | 17 Capricorn 7 | 1 Gemini 25 | 21 Capricorn 10 |
| Neptune | 19 Cancer 1 | 0 Aries 52 | 17 Cancer 50 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 53 | 1 Aquarius 30 | 25 Gemini 23 |
| Rahu | 11 Gemini 17 | 17 Pisces 41 | 5 Gemini 8 |
| Ketu | 11 Sagittarius 17 | 17 Virgo 41 | 5 Sagittarius 8 |
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