Birth Name:

Don L. Anderson

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Mar 05, 1933

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Frederick, Maryland, United States

Age:

91

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

14°

Pis

41'

About Don L. Anderson

Don Lynn Anderson (March 5, 1933 – December 2, 2014) was an American geophysicist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the origin, evolution, structure, and composition of Earth and other planets. An expert in numerous scientific disciplines, Anderson's work combined seismology, solid state physics, geochemistry and petrology to explain how the Earth works. Anderson was best known for his contributions to the understanding of the Earth's deep interior, and more recently[when?], for the plate theory hypothesis that hotspots are the product of plate tectonics rather than narrow plumes emanating from the deep Earth. Anderson was Professor (Emeritus) of Geophysics in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He received numerous awards from geophysical, geological and astronomical societies. In 1998 he was awarded the Crafoord Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences along with Adam Dziewonski. Later that year, Anderson received the National Medal of Science. He held honorary doctorates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (where he did his undergraduate work in geology and geophysics) and the University of Paris (Sorbonne), and served on numerous university advisory committees, including those at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Chicago, Stanford, University of Paris, Purdue University, and Rice University. Anderson's wide-ranging research resulted in hundreds of published papers in the fields of planetary science, seismology, mineral physics, petrology, geochemistry, tectonics and the philosophy of science.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Don L. Anderson: Sun 14 Pisces, Moon 28 Gemini, Mercury 2 Aries, Venus 2 Pisces, Mars 9 Virgo, Jupiter 18 Virgo, Saturn 11 Aquarius, Uranus 21 Aries, Neptune 8 Virgo, Pluto 21 Cancer, Sun Opposition Jupiter, Mercury Semi Sextile Venus, Mars Quincunx Saturn, Mars Conjunct Neptune, Mars Semi Square Pluto, Jupiter Quincunx Uranus, Jupiter Sextile Pluto, Saturn Quincunx Neptune, Uranus Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Uranus Square Pluto, Neptune Semi Square Pluto

Categories related to Don L. Anderson: California Institute of Technology alumni, 2014 deaths, March 5 births, Maryland, Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences, All NPOV disputes, Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, California Institute of Technology faculty, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni, National Medal of Science laureates, People from Frederick, American geophysicists, 1933 births, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute alumni, NPOV disputes from February 2021

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