Ralph Beebe Blackman was an influential American mathematician and engineer, born on August 29, 1904, and passing on May 24, 1990. He contributed significantly to the Information Age alongside notable figures like Claude E. Shannon and John Tukey. Blackman graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 1926, after which he joined Bell Laboratories, where he initially focused on hearing, acoustics, and mechanical filters. His later work specialized in applied mathematics, especially in linear networks, and he was involved in data smoothing for anti-aircraft systems.
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Meaning of the name - Ralph
counsel wolf, wolf-counsel
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Ralph Beebe Blackman belongs to the GI Generation group.
Educated At: California Institute of Technology
Occupation: engineer
Employers: Bell Labs
Awards Received: IEEE Fellow
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 29, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 29, 2025 |
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| Sun | 5 Virgo 53 | 6 Virgo 36 | 6 Capricorn 34 |
| Moon | 15 Aries 40 | 19 Scorpio 37 | 24 Virgo 2 |
| Mercury | 0 Libra 34 | 22 Leo 50 | 13 Capricorn 21 |
| Venus | 20 Virgo 17 | 4 Leo 48 | 18 Aquarius 21 |
| Mars | 9 Leo 21 | 14 Libra 26 | 21 Libra 38 |
| Jupiter | 29 Aries 43 | 17 Cancer 28 | 20 Aries 12 |
| Saturn | 16 Aquarius 47 | 0 Aries 3 | 18 Aquarius 39 |
| Uranus | 25 Sagittarius 55 | 1 Gemini 27 | 0 Capricorn 27 |
| Neptune | 7 Cancer 42 | 1 Aries 24 | 6 Cancer 48 |
| Pluto | 21 Gemini 38 | 1 Aquarius 48 | 20 Gemini 25 |
| Rahu | 19 Virgo 2 | 18 Pisces 44 | 12 Virgo 38 |
| Ketu | 19 Pisces 2 | 18 Virgo 44 | 12 Pisces 38 |
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