John Graham Backus (1911-1988) was a Lithuanian American physicist and acoustician. Born in Portland, Oregon, he earned a BA from Reed College and pursued graduate studies at UC Berkeley, specializing in nuclear physics. He taught at USC from 1945 until 1980 and focused on gaseous discharges and later, musical acoustics. Backus authored 'The Acoustical Foundations of Music,’ a key text in the field. Also an accomplished musician, he held a MMus in conducting. A skilled mountaineer, he was notable for his achievements in climbing all the peaks on the Sierra Club's Hundred Peaks Section List.
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Meaning of the name - John
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Place of Birth: Portland
Place of Death: Los Angeles
Educated At: Reed College | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: nuclear physicist | physicist
Employers: University of Southern California
Awards Received: ASA Silver Medal
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 29, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for April 29, 2024 |
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| Sun | 8 Taurus 22 | 9 Taurus 59 | 26 Leo 39 |
| Moon | 20 Taurus 53 | 19 Capricorn 1 | 11 Cancer 4 |
| Mercury | 17 Taurus 18 | 16 Aries 44 | 22 Virgo 27 |
| Venus | 14 Gemini 19 | 0 Taurus 26 | 29 Virgo 6 |
| Mars | 4 Pisces 51 | 29 Pisces 23 | 22 Taurus 7 |
| Jupiter | 9 Scorpio 34 | 23 Taurus 50 | 7 Scorpio 48 |
| Saturn | 10 Taurus 6 | 16 Pisces 28 | 20 Taurus 40 |
| Uranus | 29 Capricorn 19 | 22 Taurus 21 | 26 Capricorn 11 |
| Neptune | 19 Cancer 0 | 28 Pisces 54 | 22 Cancer 36 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 20 | 2 Aquarius 5 | 28 Gemini 43 |
| Rahu | 10 Taurus 8 | 14 Aries 31 | 4 Taurus 9 |
| Ketu | 10 Scorpio 8 | 14 Libra 31 | 4 Scorpio 9 |
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