William Jacob Knox Jr. was an influential American chemist born on January 5, 1904, and died on July 9, 1995. He worked at Columbia University and was a key figure in the Manhattan Project as the only African American supervisor. His research on gaseous diffusion techniques for uranium isotope separation played a vital role in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Highly educated, Knox earned his degree from Harvard and completed postgraduate studies at MIT. After the war, he worked at Eastman Kodak and engaged in activism towards the end of his career.
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Meaning of the name - William
resolute protector, strong-willed warrior
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William Jacob Knox Jr. belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: New Bedford
Place of Death: Newton
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Harvard University
Occupation: chemist
Employers: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Howard University | Kodak
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 5, 2025 |
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| Sun | 13 Capricorn 57 | 15 Capricorn 37 | 14 Taurus 45 |
| Moon | 18 Leo 20 | 28 Pisces 47 | 25 Capricorn 2 |
| Mercury | 2 Aquarius 22 | 26 Sagittarius 10 | 25 Taurus 56 |
| Venus | 0 Sagittarius 39 | 2 Pisces 42 | 27 Aries 40 |
| Mars | 19 Aquarius 2 | 0 Leo 17 | 21 Taurus 8 |
| Jupiter | 18 Pisces 14 | 12 Gemini 44 | 15 Aries 21 |
| Saturn | 8 Aquarius 57 | 14 Pisces 50 | 20 Aquarius 54 |
| Uranus | 26 Sagittarius 50 | 23 Taurus 32 | 29 Sagittarius 30 |
| Neptune | 4 Cancer 17 | 27 Pisces 22 | 3 Cancer 53 |
| Pluto | 19 Gemini 15 | 1 Aquarius 12 | 19 Gemini 23 |
| Rahu | 1 Libra 35 | 1 Aries 14 | 25 Virgo 11 |
| Ketu | 1 Aries 35 | 1 Libra 14 | 25 Pisces 11 |
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