Markus Büttiker (July 18, 1950 – October 4, 2013) was a Swiss physicist renowned for his contributions to mesoscopic semiconductor physics. He earned his diploma in theoretical physics from ETH Zurich in 1974 and completed his doctorate at the University of Basel in 1978. Büttiker worked at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center and was later a professor at the University of Geneva. He received the IBM Prize for his groundbreaking work on the Aharonov-Bohm effect and the Quantum Hall effect. His work led to the development of the Landauer-Büttiker theory.
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Meaning of the name - Markus
warrior, horseman
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Markus Büttiker belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Wolfwil
Place of Death: Collonge-Bellerive, Kanton Genf
Educated At: University of Basel
Occupation: university teacher | physicist
Employers: University of Geneva
Awards Received: IBM Prize for outstanding technical achievement | Fellow of the American Physical Society
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 18, 2025 |
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| Sun | 25 Cancer 29 | 26 Cancer 19 | 7 Libra 56 |
| Moon | 7 Virgo 48 | 5 Taurus 14 | 9 Gemini 10 |
| Mercury | 4 Leo 3 | 15 Leo 33 | 20 Virgo 10 |
| Venus | 25 Gemini 11 | 15 Gemini 44 | 26 Virgo 50 |
| Mars | 16 Libra 54 | 18 Virgo 13 | 4 Sagittarius 6 |
| Jupiter | 6 Pisces 33 | 8 Cancer 49 | 28 Aquarius 17 |
| Saturn | 16 Virgo 22 | 1 Aries 47 | 25 Virgo 5 |
| Uranus | 6 Cancer 29 | 0 Gemini 29 | 9 Cancer 26 |
| Neptune | 14 Libra 42 | 2 Aries 7 | 16 Libra 45 |
| Pluto | 17 Leo 7 | 2 Aquarius 44 | 19 Leo 16 |
| Rahu | 1 Aries 35 | 20 Pisces 58 | 27 Pisces 37 |
| Ketu | 1 Libra 35 | 20 Virgo 58 | 27 Virgo 37 |
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