Lawrence Stamper Darken was an American physical chemist and metallurgist born on September 18, 1909, in Brooklyn, NY, and passed away on June 7, 1978, in State College, PA. He is best known for his two equations on solid-state diffusion in binary solutions. Darken earned degrees from Hamilton College and Yale, later working at U.S. Steel and Penn State. His research focused on thermodynamics, diffusion, and phase equilibria, and he authored a textbook on physical chemistry of metals. He received awards for his influential papers in the metallurgy field.
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Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
Place of Death: State College, PA
Educated At: Hamilton College | Yale University
Occupation: metallurgist | physical chemist
Employers: U.S. Steel Corporation Research Laboratory | Pennsylvania State University
Awards Received: R. W. Hunt Outstanding Paper Award | Gold Medal from the American Society for Metals
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 18, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for September 18, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Virgo 7 | 26 Virgo 16 | 20 Capricorn 37 |
| Moon | 9 Scorpio 33 | 4 Aries 40 | 23 Capricorn 18 |
| Mercury | 21 Libra 31 | 15 Virgo 53 | 9 Aquarius 35 |
| Venus | 2 Scorpio 1 | 24 Libra 38 | 28 Aquarius 37 |
| Mars | 2 Aries 24 | 8 Cancer 8 | 23 Aries 37 |
| Jupiter | 24 Virgo 50 | 20 Gemini 38 | 13 Libra 49 |
| Saturn | 22 Aries 13 | 15 Pisces 9 | 17 Aries 23 |
| Uranus | 17 Capricorn 7 | 27 Taurus 9 | 21 Capricorn 6 |
| Neptune | 19 Cancer 1 | 28 Pisces 34 | 17 Cancer 52 |
| Pluto | 26 Gemini 53 | 29 Capricorn 45 | 25 Gemini 24 |
| Rahu | 11 Gemini 17 | 7 Aries 1 | 5 Gemini 12 |
| Ketu | 11 Sagittarius 17 | 7 Libra 1 | 5 Sagittarius 12 |
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