Raymond Vahan Damadian is an American physician of Armenian descent born on March 16, 1936, in New York City. He is known as the inventor of the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, which he developed based on research measuring sodium and potassium levels in living cells. His groundbreaking work led to the invention of the nuclear magnetic resonance machine with visual display capabilities in 1969, which is primarily used for detecting tumors.
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Meaning of the name - Raymond
wise protector, wise counsel
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Raymond Vahan Damadian belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New York City
Place of Death: Woodbury
Educated At: Albert Einstein College of Medicine | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Juilliard School
Occupation: biophysicist | inventor | physicist | entrepreneur | physician
Awards Received: National Inventors Hall of Fame | National Medal of Technology and Innovation | Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science | Lemelson–MIT Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 16, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for March 16, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Pisces 56 | 26 Pisces 36 | 21 Gemini 30 |
| Moon | 29 Sagittarius 58 | 21 Gemini 4 | 24 Pisces 9 |
| Mercury | 5 Pisces 12 | 12 Aries 1 | 5 Gemini 29 |
| Venus | 28 Aquarius 52 | 5 Pisces 56 | 16 Gemini 56 |
| Mars | 17 Aries 55 | 25 Aquarius 7 | 21 Gemini 3 |
| Jupiter | 23 Sagittarius 17 | 14 Taurus 11 | 19 Sagittarius 4 |
| Saturn | 14 Pisces 32 | 11 Pisces 46 | 22 Pisces 16 |
| Uranus | 3 Taurus 19 | 20 Taurus 8 | 8 Taurus 3 |
| Neptune | 15 Virgo 6 | 27 Pisces 20 | 14 Virgo 4 |
| Pluto | 25 Cancer 15 | 1 Aquarius 35 | 25 Cancer 59 |
| Rahu | 8 Capricorn 54 | 16 Aries 52 | 4 Capricorn 14 |
| Ketu | 8 Cancer 54 | 16 Libra 52 | 4 Cancer 14 |
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