John Burnette MacChesney II is an American chemist and a pioneer in fiber optics, born on July 8, 1929, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in 1951, served in the Korean War, and later earned his Ph.D. in geochemistry from Penn State. At Bell Laboratories, he initially researched ceramics and crystals before shifting focus to optical fibers, co-developing Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition with P.B. O’Connor. MacChesney holds over 100 patents and received numerous awards, including the Charles Stark Draper Prize. He has served as an adjunct professor at various institutions.
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Place of Birth: Glen Ridge
Educated At: New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Occupation: chemist
Employers: Bell Labs
Awards Received: John Tyndall Award | James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials | Charles Stark Draper Prize | IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 8, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for July 8, 2024 |
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| Sun | 15 Cancer 58 | 16 Cancer 58 | 17 Libra 51 |
| Moon | 11 Leo 33 | 18 Leo 51 | 27 Capricorn 51 |
| Mercury | 25 Gemini 27 | 9 Leo 56 | 10 Libra 46 |
| Venus | 0 Gemini 35 | 26 Cancer 18 | 19 Virgo 29 |
| Mars | 2 Virgo 33 | 21 Taurus 27 | 3 Scorpio 30 |
| Jupiter | 5 Gemini 38 | 9 Gemini 50 | 16 Gemini 14 |
| Saturn | 26 Sagittarius 11 | 19 Pisces 16 | 25 Sagittarius 44 |
| Uranus | 11 Aries 20 | 26 Taurus 5 | 9 Aries 1 |
| Neptune | 29 Leo 31 | 29 Pisces 55 | 2 Virgo 46 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 52 | 1 Aquarius 11 | 19 Cancer 37 |
| Rahu | 18 Taurus 16 | 10 Aries 49 | 13 Taurus 14 |
| Ketu | 18 Scorpio 16 | 10 Libra 49 | 13 Scorpio 14 |
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