Phil Dodds, an audio engineer born on May 17, 1951, gained recognition for his work on the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. As the Vice President of Engineering at ARP Instruments, he engineered the ARP 2500 synthesizer for the movie. Dodds had appeared in other notable films, such as Logan's Run and early Star Trek movies. He also contributed significantly to web-based instruction through the SCORM model with the ADL Initiative. Dodds, who was the grandson of navigational pioneer Philip Van Horn Weems, passed away on October 6, 2007.
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Meaning of the name - Phil
lover of horses
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Phil Dodds belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Cause of Death: cancer
Occupation: audio engineer | actor
Employers: ARP Instruments, Inc. | Kurzweil Music | Randall House Associates, Inc.
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Ephemeris for May 17, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 17, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 17, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Taurus 58 | 27 Taurus 16 | 5 Leo 45 |
| Moon | 7 Libra 54 | 21 Virgo 27 | 19 Gemini 16 |
| Mercury | 1 Taurus 31 | 2 Taurus 34 | 2 Virgo 30 |
| Venus | 7 Cancer 31 | 22 Taurus 27 | 14 Virgo 38 |
| Mars | 27 Taurus 12 | 13 Aries 5 | 17 Cancer 8 |
| Jupiter | 5 Aries 22 | 28 Taurus 2 | 13 Aries 57 |
| Saturn | 26 Virgo 12 | 17 Pisces 52 | 29 Virgo 2 |
| Uranus | 7 Cancer 9 | 23 Taurus 23 | 11 Cancer 20 |
| Neptune | 17 Libra 11 | 29 Pisces 22 | 17 Libra 0 |
| Pluto | 17 Leo 29 | 2 Aquarius 2 | 19 Leo 3 |
| Rahu | 15 Pisces 32 | 13 Aries 35 | 11 Pisces 40 |
| Ketu | 15 Virgo 32 | 13 Libra 35 | 11 Virgo 40 |
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