Norman Foster Ramsey was an American physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, sharing the accolade with Hans Dehmelt and Wolfgang Paul for advancements in spectroscopic methods for atoms and molecules. His work significantly contributed to precise time measurement and wave frequency, leading to the invention of atomic clocks. Born on August 27, 1915, in Washington D.C., Ramsey conducted neutron research at the Laue-Langevin Institute in France and led cyclotron research at Harvard. He continued his scientific endeavors at Harvard until his retirement in 1986 and remained active in research afterward.
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Meaning of the name - Norman
northman, man from the north
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Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.
Place of Death: Middlesex County
Educated At: Leavenworth High School | Columbia University | University of Cambridge
Occupation: nuclear physicist | university teacher | physicist
Employers: Carnegie Institution for Science | University of Michigan | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Columbia University | Harvard University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Physical Society | honorary doctor of Harvard University | I. I. Rabi Award | Vannevar Bush Award | Rumford Prize | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award | Oersted Medal | Guggenheim Fellowship | Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics | Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics | National Medal of Science | IEEE Medal of Honor | Einstein Prize for Laser Science | Nobel Prize in Physics
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 27, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 27, 2025 |
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| Sun | 3 Virgo 19 | 4 Virgo 40 | 22 Sagittarius 39 |
| Moon | 7 Aries 55 | 25 Libra 50 | 18 Aries 37 |
| Mercury | 15 Virgo 40 | 19 Leo 21 | 22 Sagittarius 29 |
| Venus | 28 Leo 58 | 2 Leo 25 | 16 Capricorn 8 |
| Mars | 5 Cancer 21 | 13 Libra 8 | 28 Leo 15 |
| Jupiter | 25 Pisces 47 | 17 Cancer 6 | 19 Pisces 56 |
| Saturn | 13 Cancer 46 | 0 Aries 11 | 15 Cancer 25 |
| Uranus | 12 Aquarius 51 | 1 Gemini 26 | 12 Aquarius 53 |
| Neptune | 1 Leo 25 | 1 Aries 27 | 2 Leo 15 |
| Pluto | 3 Cancer 3 | 1 Aquarius 50 | 2 Cancer 27 |
| Rahu | 16 Aquarius 25 | 18 Pisces 51 | 10 Aquarius 36 |
| Ketu | 16 Leo 25 | 18 Virgo 51 | 10 Leo 36 |
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