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, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 26, 2024 |
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| Sun | 6 Pisces 34 | 7 Pisces 23 | 22 Gemini 6 |
| Moon | 8 Sagittarius 2 | 28 Virgo 44 | 18 Scorpio 32 |
| Mercury | 9 Aquarius 57 | 5 Pisces 48 | 11 Gemini 27 |
| Venus | 15 Aries 24 | 12 Aquarius 10 | 19 Cancer 41 |
| Mars | 14 Leo 2 | 10 Aquarius 12 | 7 Virgo 47 |
| Jupiter | 2 Aries 57 | 10 Taurus 42 | 27 Aries 34 |
| Saturn | 10 Cancer 30 | 9 Pisces 26 | 17 Cancer 2 |
| Uranus | 16 Aquarius 49 | 19 Taurus 30 | 19 Aquarius 30 |
| Neptune | 0 Leo 23 | 26 Pisces 37 | 0 Leo 56 |
| Pluto | 1 Cancer 17 | 1 Aquarius 7 | 2 Cancer 32 |
| Rahu | 6 Aquarius 45 | 17 Aries 53 | 1 Aquarius 2 |
| Ketu | 6 Leo 45 | 17 Libra 53 | 1 Leo 2 |
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