Scott E. Fahlman is an American computer scientist and emeritus professor at Carnegie Mellon University, born on March 21, 1948. He is known for his early work in automated planning and scheduling in blocks world, semantic networks, and neural networks, particularly for developing the backpropagation algorithm. He contributed to programming languages like Dylan and Common Lisp, and was a founder of Lucid Inc. Fahlman is also credited with inventing the 'smiley' emoticon used in electronic messages, proposing symbols like :-) and :-( to differentiate serious messages from jokes.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 244 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Scott
Scottish, from Scotland
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Scott E. Fahlman belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Medina
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: artificial intelligence researcher | university teacher | computer scientist
Employers: Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science | Carnegie Mellon University
Awards Received: AAAI Fellow
Astrology Analysis
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 March 21, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 21, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 21, 2025 |
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| Sun | 0 Aries 59 | 1 Aries 20 | 15 Gemini 52 |
| Moon | 13 Leo 41 | 22 Sagittarius 20 | 5 Gemini 8 |
| Mercury | 3 Pisces 40 | 6 Aries 59 | 6 Cancer 24 |
| Venus | 15 Taurus 8 | 3 Aries 31 | 10 Cancer 54 |
| Mars | 18 Leo 29 | 20 Cancer 35 | 8 Virgo 22 |
| Jupiter | 27 Sagittarius 54 | 14 Gemini 29 | 25 Sagittarius 1 |
| Saturn | 16 Leo 53 | 23 Pisces 10 | 18 Leo 22 |
| Uranus | 22 Gemini 20 | 24 Taurus 20 | 25 Gemini 41 |
| Neptune | 11 Libra 55 | 29 Pisces 40 | 10 Libra 16 |
| Pluto | 12 Leo 47 | 3 Aquarius 22 | 12 Leo 57 |
| Rahu | 16 Taurus 32 | 27 Pisces 16 | 12 Taurus 28 |
| Ketu | 16 Scorpio 32 | 27 Virgo 16 | 12 Scorpio 28 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Scott E. Fahlman's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Venus
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn sextile Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Saturn square Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 17 December, 2025
