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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.

1889–1953 American Astronomer 3,331 weeks (64 Years)

Edwin Hubble: 3,331 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,331
Total Weeks
23,317
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
64
Years

Key Milestones

Age 20 · Week ~1,040

Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford

Age 27 · Week ~1,404

Earned his PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago

Age 34 · Week ~1,768

Proved that the Andromeda 'nebula' is a separate galaxy outside the Milky Way

Age 39 · Week ~2,028

Published his observations leading to Hubble's Law

Age 63 · Week ~3,276

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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