Joan Elizabeth Curran (February 26, 1916 - February 10, 1999) was a Welsh scientist who played a crucial role in the development of radar and the atomic bomb during World War II. She invented the 'chaff', a radar countermeasure designed to reduce losses among allied bombing crews. Curran also contributed to the development of the 'proximity fuse' and the 'electromagnetic isotope separation' process for the atomic bomb.
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Meaning of the name - Joan
God is gracious; Yahweh is gracious; The Lord is gracious; God is merciful; The Lord is merciful
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Joan Curran belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Swansea
Place of Death: Glasgow
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: Newnham College
Occupation: physicist | engineer
Spouses: Samuel Curran
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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 | 6 Pisces 34 | 8 Pisces 8 | 23 Gemini 3 |
| Moon | 8 Sagittarius 2 | 17 Aquarius 33 | 3 Sagittarius 15 |
| Mercury | 9 Aquarius 57 | 22 Pisces 2 | 11 Gemini 10 |
| Venus | 15 Aries 24 | 10 Aries 36 | 19 Cancer 37 |
| Mars | 14 Leo 2 | 17 Cancer 3 | 8 Virgo 18 |
| Jupiter | 2 Aries 57 | 12 Gemini 5 | 27 Aries 45 |
| Saturn | 10 Cancer 30 | 20 Pisces 19 | 17 Cancer 9 |
| Uranus | 16 Aquarius 49 | 23 Taurus 35 | 19 Aquarius 29 |
| Neptune | 0 Leo 23 | 28 Pisces 48 | 0 Leo 58 |
| Pluto | 1 Cancer 17 | 2 Aquarius 49 | 2 Cancer 34 |
| Rahu | 6 Aquarius 45 | 28 Pisces 30 | 0 Aquarius 58 |
| Ketu | 6 Leo 45 | 28 Virgo 30 | 0 Leo 58 |
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