Alan Graham MacDiarmid (April 14, 1927 - February 7, 2007) was a New Zealand chemist who gained prominence in the field of conductive polymers. Growing up in a poor family, he developed an early interest in chemistry through old books belonging to his father. He earned a master's degree and later obtained two doctorates from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Cambridge. MacDiarmid spent 45 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became a full professor. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 alongside Alan Heeger and Hideki Shirakawa.
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Meaning of the name - Alan
handsome, cheerful
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Place of Birth: Masterton
Place of Death: Drexel Hill
Cause of Death: falling from height
Educated At: Weir House | Hutt Valley High School | Victoria University of Wellington | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Sidney Sussex College | University of Cambridge
Occupation: university teacher | chemist | engineer
Employers: University of Texas at Dallas | University of Wisconsin–Madison | University of St Andrews | University of Pennsylvania
Awards Received: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | Oesper Award | William H. Nichols Medal | Centenary Prize | Fellow of the Royal Society | Friendship Award | Chemical Pioneer Award | Order of New Zealand | honorary degree | Rutherford Medal | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 14, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 14, 2024 |
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| Sun | 23 Aries 5 | 24 Aries 33 | 26 Cancer 19 |
| Moon | 18 Virgo 51 | 3 Cancer 46 | 5 Aries 1 |
| Mercury | 25 Pisces 45 | 20 Aries 59 | 26 Cancer 15 |
| Venus | 26 Taurus 40 | 10 Aries 56 | 10 Virgo 27 |
| Mars | 28 Gemini 14 | 17 Pisces 8 | 26 Leo 42 |
| Jupiter | 20 Pisces 3 | 20 Taurus 12 | 3 Aries 26 |
| Saturn | 7 Sagittarius 32 | 14 Pisces 57 | 1 Sagittarius 43 |
| Uranus | 0 Aries 44 | 21 Taurus 28 | 3 Aries 22 |
| Neptune | 24 Leo 19 | 28 Pisces 22 | 25 Leo 35 |
| Pluto | 13 Cancer 50 | 2 Aquarius 1 | 15 Cancer 46 |
| Rahu | 1 Cancer 31 | 15 Aries 22 | 26 Gemini 23 |
| Ketu | 1 Capricorn 31 | 15 Libra 22 | 26 Sagittarius 23 |
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