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Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 26, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Facts

Full NameJoseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
BirthdateMarch 29, 1941
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, PA
Age (in 2024)83 Years Old
ZodiacAries
OccupationPhysicist

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Age & Birthday

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. is best known as Physicist who has born on March 29, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. is 83 years, 0 months and 28 days old. Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. will celebrate 84th birthday on Saturday, 29th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. upcoming birthday.

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Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Biography

About

The co-recipient (with Russell Alan Hulse) of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics, he is famous for his discovery of a new variety of pulsar, a binary pulsar, which he and Hulse named PSR B1913+16.

Before Fame

After obtaining his bachelor's degree in physics from Haverford College and his doctorate in astronomy from Harvard University, he accepted a professorship at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Trivia

He taught at Princeton University from 1980 until 2006.

Family Life

The son of Quakers Joseph and Sylvia Taylor, he spent his early days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the rest of his youth in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey. His brother, Harold E. Taylor, also had a career as a physicist.

Associated With

He and fellow physicist Kenneth Wilson are both recipients of the Wolf Prize and the Nobel Prize.

Top Asked Questions about Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.

How old is Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. in 2024?

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. is 83 years old today.

When was Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. born?

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. was born on March 29, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA.

What is Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. zodiac sign?

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. best known for?

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. was best known as Physicist.

Fun Facts about Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.'s Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.'s birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. was born on Saturday, 88th day / 13th week of 1941
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. birthday is XXIX.III.MCMXLI
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.'s birthstone is Aquamarine
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.'s birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in year is 83 years old
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in month is 996 months old
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in day is 30344 days old
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in hour is 728256 hours old
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in minute is 43695360 minutes old
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in second is 2621721600 seconds old
  • Next Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. birthday is on Saturday, March 29th 2025
  • Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. age in next birthday (2025) is 84 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about March 29, 1941 birthday

Historical Events on Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Birthday (March 29)

Below are historical events that coincided with Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.'s birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

YearEvent
1974Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
1982The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
1984The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
1990The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War.
1993Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.
1999The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.
1999A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
2002In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
2004Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2010Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
2013At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2014The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.
2015Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.
2016A United States Air Force F-16 crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The pilot ejected safely and was recovered by coalition forces, according to a U.S. military statement.
2017Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
1987The birth of Dimitri Payet, French footballer
1987The birth of Romain Hamouma, French footballer
1988The birth of Esther Cremer, German runner
1988The birth of Jesús Molina, Mexican footballer
1988The birth of Jürgen Zopp, Estonian tennis player
1989The birth of James Tomkins, English footballer
1990The birth of Carlos Peña, Mexican footballer
1990The birth of Teemu Pukki, Finnish footballer
1990The birth of Lyle Taylor, English footballer
1991The birth of Irene, South Korean idol, actress and television host
1991The birth of Fabio Borini, Italian footballer
1991The birth of N'Golo Kanté, French footballer
1993The birth of Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer
1994The birth of Jung Jae-won, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
1996The birth of Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player
2012The death of Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)
2013The death of Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (b. 1930)
2013The death of Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1931)
2013The death of Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)
2013The death of Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (b. 1942)
2013The death of Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1930)
2014The death of Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)
2014The death of Ruth A. M. Schmidt, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1916)
2015The death of William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (b. 1926)
2016The death of Patty Duke, American actress (b. 1946)
2017The death of Alexei Abrikosov, Russian physicist, 2003 Nobel laureate in Physics (b. 1928)
2019The death of Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928)
2020The death of Joe Diffie, American country music singer (b. 1958)
2020The death of Alan Merrill, American musician (b. 1951)
2020The death of Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1933)

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