Leona Harriet Woods was an American physicist known for significant contributions to nuclear science. At 23, she was the youngest and only female member of the team that built Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor, under Enrico Fermi. Woods played a crucial role in the development of Geiger counters and worked on the Manhattan Project. Later, she became a fellow at Fermi's Institute for Nuclear Studies and held positions at various prestigious institutions. Her research spanned high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, and she advocated for food irradiation to eliminate harmful bacteria.
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Meaning of the name - Leona
lioness
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Place of Birth: La Grange
Place of Death: Santa Monica
Educated At: Lyons Township High School | University of Chicago
Occupation: nuclear physicist | university teacher | chemist | physicist | writer
Spouses: Willard Libby
Employers: University of Colorado Boulder | University of California, Los Angeles | New York University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Physical Society
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 9, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 9, 2024 |
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| Sun | 16 Leo 2 | 17 Leo 35 | 29 Scorpio 21 |
| Moon | 21 Capricorn 29 | 15 Libra 27 | 0 Sagittarius 6 |
| Mercury | 26 Leo 13 | 3 Virgo 12 | 18 Sagittarius 1 |
| Venus | 24 Virgo 11 | 5 Virgo 40 | 12 Libra 38 |
| Mars | 21 Cancer 13 | 13 Gemini 27 | 25 Virgo 38 |
| Jupiter | 1 Leo 26 | 15 Gemini 53 | 17 Leo 39 |
| Saturn | 0 Virgo 17 | 18 Pisces 2 | 11 Virgo 30 |
| Uranus | 0 Pisces 14 | 27 Taurus 3 | 27 Aquarius 50 |
| Neptune | 9 Leo 19 | 29 Pisces 33 | 11 Leo 31 |
| Pluto | 7 Cancer 7 | 0 Aquarius 27 | 7 Cancer 24 |
| Rahu | 0 Sagittarius 1 | 9 Aries 8 | 24 Scorpio 27 |
| Ketu | 0 Gemini 1 | 9 Libra 8 | 24 Taurus 27 |
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