Melba Phillips (February 1, 1907 - November 8, 2004) was an American physicist and pioneering science educator. She was among the first doctoral students under J. Robert Oppenheimer at UC Berkeley, earning her PhD in 1933 when few women were in science. In 1935, Oppenheimer and Phillips described the Oppenheimer-Phillips process, contributing to nuclear physics. Phillips refused to cooperate with a congressional inquiry during the McCarthy era, leading to her dismissal from Brooklyn College, which later apologized. She taught at various universities, authored scientific books, and was active in physics education associations.
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Meaning of the name - Melba
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Place of Birth: Hazleton
Place of Death: Petersburg
Educated At: Oakland City University | University of California, Berkeley | Andrews University
Occupation: nuclear physicist | university teacher | physicist | writer
Employers: Washington University in St. Louis | Brooklyn College | Stony Brook University | University of Minnesota | University of Chicago | Columbia University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Physical Society | Oersted Medal | Joseph A. Burton Forum Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 1, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 1, 2026 |
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| Sun | 11 Aquarius 42 | 12 Aquarius 50 | 9 Gemini 5 |
| Moon | 18 Virgo 0 | 10 Leo 3 | 6 Aquarius 20 |
| Mercury | 11 Aquarius 0 | 20 Aquarius 44 | 17 Gemini 58 |
| Venus | 25 Sagittarius 10 | 19 Aquarius 4 | 10 Taurus 54 |
| Mars | 27 Scorpio 51 | 7 Aquarius 17 | 18 Capricorn 45 |
| Jupiter | 1 Cancer 40 | 17 Cancer 17 | 12 Cancer 28 |
| Saturn | 13 Pisces 51 | 28 Pisces 37 | 26 Pisces 39 |
| Uranus | 10 Capricorn 27 | 27 Taurus 28 | 11 Capricorn 55 |
| Neptune | 10 Cancer 27 | 0 Aries 9 | 11 Cancer 8 |
| Pluto | 21 Gemini 56 | 3 Aquarius 43 | 22 Gemini 55 |
| Rahu | 2 Leo 7 | 10 Pisces 29 | 25 Cancer 49 |
| Ketu | 2 Aquarius 7 | 10 Virgo 29 | 25 Capricorn 49 |
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