John Rex Whinfield was a British chemist born on February 16, 1902, in Sutton and passed away on July 6, 1966, in Dorking, Surrey. He is best known for inventing the plastic PET and the synthetic textile fiber Terylene, the first polyester fiber. After completing his chemistry degree at Cambridge University in 1922, he worked with Charles Frederick Cross and discovered a method to stabilize polyester with a benzene ring. He patented his findings in 1941, which led to the development of Terylene. Whinfield concluded his career as the head of the Synthetic Fibers section at ICI before retiring in 1963.
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Meaning of the name - John
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Place of Birth: Sutton
Place of Death: Dorking (Surrey)
Educated At: Gonville and Caius College
Occupation: chemist
Employers: Calico Printers Assoc. | Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI)
Awards Received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for February 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 27 Aquarius 21 | 28 Aquarius 16 | 28 Gemini 37 |
| Moon | 25 Capricorn 26 | 14 Libra 27 | 22 Leo 14 |
| Mercury | 14 Pisces 54 | 4 Pisces 4 | 22 Cancer 40 |
| Venus | 8 Aquarius 55 | 7 Aries 34 | 12 Cancer 14 |
| Mars | 5 Virgo 7 | 17 Cancer 22 | 17 Virgo 31 |
| Jupiter | 5 Capricorn 26 | 11 Gemini 31 | 9 Capricorn 7 |
| Saturn | 13 Capricorn 19 | 19 Pisces 8 | 14 Capricorn 45 |
| Uranus | 16 Sagittarius 22 | 23 Taurus 24 | 14 Sagittarius 16 |
| Neptune | 26 Gemini 32 | 28 Pisces 27 | 28 Gemini 56 |
| Pluto | 15 Gemini 42 | 2 Aquarius 32 | 17 Gemini 27 |
| Rahu | 27 Scorpio 21 | 29 Pisces 1 | 20 Scorpio 47 |
| Ketu | 27 Taurus 21 | 29 Virgo 1 | 20 Taurus 47 |
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