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Edwin Powell Hubble
| Birth | 20 NOV 1889 | |||
| Educ. | 1910 | bachelor of science degree |  | |
| Educ. | 1912 |  | Bachelor's degree, one of the university's first Rhodes Scholars | |
| Educ. | 1917 | PhD. dissertation "Photographic Investigations of Faint Nebulae" | | |
| Military | 1918 | USA Army / Lieutenant Colonel / World War I |  | |
| Death | 28 SEP 1953 | |||
| Grave |
In 1924, that astronomer Edwin Hubble announced his discovery of the first galaxy outside our Milky Way. Hubble's work set the stage for the future development of the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.[15]
Buried in Switzerland.
In 1990, a new telescope was launched; built to orbit the Earth and take photographs and measurements deep into the reaches of the universe, it was called the Hubble Space Telescope
Awards
Buried in Switzerland.
In 1990, a new telescope was launched; built to orbit the Earth and take photographs and measurements deep into the reaches of the universe, it was called the Hubble Space Telescope
Awards
Newcomb Cleveland Prize in 1924;
Bruce Medal in 1938;
Franklin Medal in 1939;
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1940;
Legion of Merit for outstanding contribution to ballistics research in 1946;
Named after him
Asteroid 2069 Hubble;
The crater Hubble on the Moon;
Orbiting Hubble Space Telescope;
Edwin P. Hubble Planetarium, located in the Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY.;
Edwin Hubble Highway, the stretch of Interstate 44 passing through his birthplace of Marshfield, Missouri;
Other notable appearances
Hall of Famous Missourians 2003;
2008 "American Scientists" US stamp series, $0.41.
