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Edwin Hubble · Life in Weeks
Transformed humanity's understanding of the universe by proving that galaxies exist beyond the Milky Way. His observations established that the universe is expanding, providing the empirical basis for the Big Bang theory.
Edwin Hubble: 3,331 weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford
Earned his PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago
Proved that the Andromeda 'nebula' is a separate galaxy outside the Milky Way
Published his observations leading to Hubble's Law
Died of a cerebral thrombosis in San Marino, California
Legacy
Demonstrated in 1929 that distant galaxies recede at speeds proportional to their distance, a relationship now known as Hubble's Law. The Hubble Space Telescope was named in his honor.
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