William Jacob Knox Jr. was an influential American chemist born on January 5, 1904, and died on July 9, 1995. He worked at Columbia University and was a key figure in the Manhattan Project as the only African American supervisor. His research on gaseous diffusion techniques for uranium isotope separation played a vital role in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Highly educated, Knox earned his degree from Harvard and completed postgraduate studies at MIT. After the war, he worked at Eastman Kodak and engaged in activism towards the end of his career.
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Meaning of the name - William
resolute protector, strong-willed warrior
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William Jacob Knox Jr. belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: New Bedford
Place of Death: Newton
Educated At: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Harvard University
Occupation: chemist
Employers: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Howard University | Kodak
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Ephemeris for January 5, 1904
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 5, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for January 5, 2024 |
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| Sun | 13 Capricorn 57 | 14 Capricorn 50 | 13 Taurus 46 |
| Moon | 18 Leo 20 | 2 Scorpio 9 | 12 Capricorn 42 |
| Mercury | 2 Aquarius 22 | 23 Sagittarius 4 | 26 Taurus 10 |
| Venus | 0 Sagittarius 39 | 8 Sagittarius 21 | 26 Aries 26 |
| Mars | 19 Aquarius 2 | 0 Capricorn 48 | 20 Taurus 25 |
| Jupiter | 18 Pisces 14 | 5 Taurus 36 | 15 Aries 7 |
| Saturn | 8 Aquarius 57 | 3 Pisces 38 | 20 Aquarius 51 |
| Uranus | 26 Sagittarius 50 | 19 Taurus 18 | 29 Sagittarius 31 |
| Neptune | 4 Cancer 17 | 25 Pisces 9 | 3 Cancer 51 |
| Pluto | 19 Gemini 15 | 29 Capricorn 30 | 19 Gemini 22 |
| Rahu | 1 Libra 35 | 20 Aries 37 | 25 Virgo 14 |
| Ketu | 1 Aries 35 | 20 Libra 37 | 25 Pisces 14 |
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