Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 20, 1889 in the township of Marshfield, Missouri, USA. source
Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 20, 1889 in the township of Marshfield, Missouri, USA.
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer. source
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer.
Edwin Hubble played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology and is regarded as one of the most important astronomers of all time. source
Edwin Hubble played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology and is regarded as one of the most important astronomers of all time.
Edwin Hubble provided evidence that the recessional velocity of a galaxy increases with its distance from the earth, a property known as "Hubble's law", a preliminary version of which was proposed earlier by Georges Lemaitre. source
Edwin Hubble provided evidence that the recessional velocity of a galaxy increases with its distance from the earth, a property known as "Hubble's law", a preliminary version of which was proposed earlier by Georges Lemaitre.
Edwin Hubble also discovered that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust and gas and classified as "nebulae" were actually galaxies beyond the Milky Way. source
Edwin Hubble also discovered that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust and gas and classified as "nebulae" were actually galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Edwin Hubble's name is most widely recognized for the Hubble Space Telescope which was named in his honor, with a model prominently displayed in his hometown of Marshfield, Missouri. source
Edwin Hubble's name is most widely recognized for the Hubble Space Telescope which was named in his honor, with a model prominently displayed in his hometown of Marshfield, Missouri.
In his younger days, Edwin Hubble was noted more for his athletic prowess than his intellectual abilities, although he did earn good grades in every subject except for spelling. source
In his younger days, Edwin Hubble was noted more for his athletic prowess than his intellectual abilities, although he did earn good grades in every subject except for spelling.
Edwin Hubble was a gifted athlete playing baseball, football, basketball, and he ran track in both high school and college. He played a variety of positions on the basketball court from center to shooting guard. source
Edwin Hubble was a gifted athlete playing baseball, football, basketball, and he ran track in both high school and college. He played a variety of positions on the basketball court from center to shooting guard.
In fact Edwin Hubble even led the University of Chicago's basketball team to their first conference title in 1907. He won seven first places and a third place in a single high school track and field meet in 1906. source
In fact Edwin Hubble even led the University of Chicago's basketball team to their first conference title in 1907. He won seven first places and a third place in a single high school track and field meet in 1906.
His studies at the University of Chicago were concentrated on law, which led to a bachelor of science degree in 1910. Edwin Hubble also became a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. source
His studies at the University of Chicago were concentrated on law, which led to a bachelor of science degree in 1910. Edwin Hubble also became a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
After the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Edwin Hubble rushed to complete his PhD dissertation so he could join the military. source
After the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Edwin Hubble rushed to complete his PhD dissertation so he could join the military.
In 1919, Edwin Hubble was offered a staff position at the Carnegie Institution's Mount Wilson Observatory, near Pasadena, California, by George Ellery Hale, the founder and director of the observatory. source
In 1919, Edwin Hubble was offered a staff position at the Carnegie Institution's Mount Wilson Observatory, near Pasadena, California, by George Ellery Hale, the founder and director of the observatory.
Although Edwin Hubble was raised as a Christian, he later became an agnostic. source
Although Edwin Hubble was raised as a Christian, he later became an agnostic.
Edwin Hubble had a heart attack in July 1949 while on vacation in Colorado. He was taken care of by his wife, Grace Hubble, and continued on a modified diet and work schedule. source
Edwin Hubble had a heart attack in July 1949 while on vacation in Colorado. He was taken care of by his wife, Grace Hubble, and continued on a modified diet and work schedule.
Edwin Hubble died of cerebral thrombosis (a spontaneous blood clot in his brain) on September 28, 1953, in San Marino, California. No funeral was held for him, and his wife never revealed his burial site. source
Edwin Hubble died of cerebral thrombosis (a spontaneous blood clot in his brain) on September 28, 1953, in San Marino, California. No funeral was held for him, and his wife never revealed his burial site.
The play Creation's Birthday, written by Cornell physicist Hasan Padamsee, tells Edwin Hubble's life story. source
The play Creation's Birthday, written by Cornell physicist Hasan Padamsee, tells Edwin Hubble's life story.
On March 6, 2008, the United States Postal Service released a 41-cent stamp honoring Edwin Hubble on a sheet titled "American Scientists" designed by artist Victor Stabin. source
On March 6, 2008, the United States Postal Service released a 41-cent stamp honoring Edwin Hubble on a sheet titled "American Scientists" designed by artist Victor Stabin.
At the time, the Nobel Prize in Physics did not recognize work done in astronomy. Edwin Hubble spent much of the later part of his career attempting to have astronomy considered an area of physics, instead of being its own science. source
At the time, the Nobel Prize in Physics did not recognize work done in astronomy. Edwin Hubble spent much of the later part of his career attempting to have astronomy considered an area of physics, instead of being its own science.
In December 1941, Edwin Hubble reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science that results from a six-year survey with the Mt. Wilson telescope did not support the expanding universe theory. source
In December 1941, Edwin Hubble reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science that results from a six-year survey with the Mt. Wilson telescope did not support the expanding universe theory.
In 1929, Edwin Hubble examined the relation between distance and redshift of galaxies. He found a roughly linear relation between the distances of the galaxies and their redshifts, a discovery that later became known as Hubble's law. source
In 1929, Edwin Hubble examined the relation between distance and redshift of galaxies. He found a roughly linear relation between the distances of the galaxies and their redshifts, a discovery that later became known as Hubble's law.