Richard R. Schrock's Birth Card: The 10 of Spades

In the record

Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry. The birth-card coordinate for January 4 is the 10 of Spades — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2005 Chemistry prize.

Nobel Prize record

• 2005 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry — for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

The 10 of Spades coordinate

Richard R. Schrock's birthday maps to the 10 of Spades (The Completed Mind). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Nobel Prize and not a verdict on Richard R. Schrock. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You do the difficult curriculum in front of you without adding the ones that are not yours.

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Richard R. Schrock in the public record

Born in Berne, Indiana, Schrock went to Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California. He holds a B.A. (1967) from the University of California, Riverside and a Ph.D. (1971) from Harvard University under the direction of John A. Osborn. Following his PhD, Schrock carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge with Jack Lewis. In 1972, he was hired by DuPont, where he worked at the Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware in the group of George Parshall. He joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975 and became full professor in 1980. He has been the Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry, at MIT since 1989, and is now Professor Emeritus.

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Where the record meets the 5 of Clubs

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Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry.

Paired on the mind and communication — the domain ♣ governs in this system. Markers in the record: chemistry. This line comes from the Mercury position of the 10♠'s Life Spread.

Also on the record

1. Schrock is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and was elected to the Board of Overseers of Harvard University in 2007.
2. He is co-founder and member of the board of a Swiss-based company, XiMo, inc., now owned by Verbio, AG, which is focused on the development and application of proprietary metathesis catalysts.
3. In 2018, Schrock joined the faculty of his alma mater, the University of California, Riverside, where he is now the Distinguished Professor and George K.
4. Helmkamp Founder's Chair of Chemistry.

Other laureates with this card

• Brian D. Josephson — 1973 Physics
• Dale T. Mortensen — 2010 Economic Sciences
• Gao Xingjian — 2000 Literature
• May-Britt Moser — 2014 Physiology or Medicine

FAQ

What is Richard R. Schrock's birth card?

The 10 of Spades. January 4 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Nobel Prize?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast prizes, character, or fate.

Where do Richard R. Schrock's dates come from?

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