Radia Pearlman, born in 1951 in Portsmouth, Virginia, is a software designer and network engineer often referred to as the 'Mother of the Internet'—a title she dislikes. She is renowned for inventing the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which is essential for the operation of network bridges. Perlman has made significant contributions to various areas in network design and tuning, including link-state protocols like TRILL. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master's degree in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT. Currently, she works at Intel and has over fifty patents.
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Your next birthday is 333 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Radia
radiance, shining light
Read Full Radia Name AnalysisDecember 18, 1951 Facts
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Radia Perlman belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Portsmouth
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: telecommunications engineer | mathematician | computer scientist
Employers: BBN Technologies | Dell EMC | Sun Microsystems | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Awards Received: ACM Fellow | Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards | Internet Hall of Fame | IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award | National Inventors Hall of Fame | SIGCOMM Award
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Ephemeris for December 18, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 18, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for December 18, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Sagittarius 58 | 27 Sagittarius 16 | 10 Pisces 4 |
| Moon | 23 Leo 35 | 9 Leo 31 | 6 Taurus 40 |
| Mercury | 22 Sagittarius 12 | 7 Sagittarius 1 | 16 Pisces 44 |
| Venus | 12 Scorpio 15 | 13 Aquarius 4 | 10 Aquarius 27 |
| Mars | 13 Libra 38 | 5 Leo 14 | 15 Scorpio 7 |
| Jupiter | 4 Aries 40 | 14 Gemini 47 | 15 Aries 57 |
| Saturn | 14 Libra 16 | 13 Pisces 35 | 14 Libra 26 |
| Uranus | 12 Cancer 39 | 24 Taurus 2 | 10 Cancer 4 |
| Neptune | 21 Libra 21 | 27 Pisces 9 | 21 Libra 20 |
| Pluto | 21 Leo 24 | 0 Aquarius 40 | 19 Leo 52 |
| Rahu | 4 Pisces 9 | 2 Aries 11 | 0 Pisces 17 |
| Ketu | 4 Virgo 9 | 2 Libra 11 | 0 Virgo 17 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Radia Perlman's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn square Mercury
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Saturn square Sun
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars square Sun
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Saturn square Sun
Exact: 18 October, 2025
