Charles P. Thacker was an American computer scientist born on February 26, 1943. He was renowned for his contributions to the Xerox Alto, an influential computer that helped shape modern computing. Thacker's work in the field greatly impacted the development of personal computing and graphical user interfaces. He was recognized for his achievements by being awarded the prestigious Turing Award in 2009, highlighting his significant contributions to computer science. Thacker passed away on June 12, 2017, leaving a lasting legacy in the tech community.
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Meaning of the name - Charles
free man, manly
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Charles P. Thacker belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Pasadena
Place of Death: Palo Alto
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: inventor | computer scientist | engineer
Employers: PARC | Digital Equipment Corporation
Awards Received: honorary doctor of ETH Zürich | Computer History Museum fellow | ACM Fellow | Eckert–Mauchly Award | Charles Stark Draper Prize | ACM Software System Award | IEEE John von Neumann Medal | Turing Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 26, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 26, 2025 |
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| Sun | 7 Pisces 19 | 8 Pisces 26 | 27 Taurus 55 |
| Moon | 24 Scorpio 52 | 21 Aquarius 42 | 26 Scorpio 39 |
| Mercury | 12 Aquarius 13 | 22 Pisces 33 | 3 Gemini 39 |
| Venus | 1 Aries 36 | 10 Aries 38 | 9 Cancer 26 |
| Mars | 22 Capricorn 46 | 17 Cancer 4 | 24 Pisces 20 |
| Jupiter | 15 Cancer 16 | 12 Gemini 6 | 21 Cancer 37 |
| Saturn | 6 Gemini 16 | 20 Pisces 21 | 13 Gemini 51 |
| Uranus | 0 Gemini 44 | 23 Taurus 36 | 4 Gemini 15 |
| Neptune | 1 Libra 20 | 28 Pisces 48 | 29 Virgo 25 |
| Pluto | 5 Leo 26 | 2 Aquarius 49 | 5 Leo 8 |
| Rahu | 24 Leo 30 | 28 Pisces 29 | 20 Leo 9 |
| Ketu | 24 Aquarius 30 | 28 Virgo 29 | 20 Aquarius 9 |
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