Born: 20 November 1889 · Died: 28 September 1953 · Age at death: 63
How old was Edwin Hubble when he died?
Edwin Hubble died aged 63. He was born on 20 November 1889 and died on 28 September 1953.
American astronomer who proved that other galaxies exist and that the universe is expanding; the Hubble Space Telescope is named after him
Did you know?Before his scientific career, he was a gifted athlete who once played on a championship-winning basketball team at the University of Chicago.
Quick facts
Date of birth20 November 1889
Date of death28 September 1953
Age at death63
Cause of deathStroke, silent stroke
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceMarshfield, United States
Occupationastronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist
Editor's Take:
Edwin Hubble showed that the universe is vastly bigger than anyone had thought. He trained as a lawyer and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford before switching to astronomy. At the Mount Wilson Observatory he used the 100-inch Hooker telescope. In 1924 he proved that the Andromeda nebula lay far beyond our galaxy. That meant there were other galaxies. In 1929 he found that galaxies are moving away from us, faster the further away they are. This was key evidence that the universe is expanding. The Hubble Space Telescope bears his name.
Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.
