Essay On Edwin Hubble

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When you think about a great mathematician who comes to your mind? Do you think of Isaac Newton, Archimedes, or Da Vinci? These are men who greatly influenced the world with their mathematical achievements and study’s. A name that might not come to your head however is Edwin Hubble. Hubble is best known for his discoveries in Astronomy, but without math he wouldn’t be able to make his observations like he did. This makes him one of the best mathematicians the world knows. He started with a humble beginning to making the connection of science and math like no one had ever seen before.
Edwin Hubble was born in Marshfield, Missouri on November 29th 1889. His father John Powell Hubble married his mother Virginia Lee Hubble. At a young age Edwin love reading about new things. Space was one of the things from a young age that interested him. He loved to read science fiction books and at a young age and one of his favorites was “20,000 leagues under the sea” by Jules Verne. When he was ten in 1898 he moved to Chicago with his parents and 7 siblings. He liked the city of Chicago and was interested in how all the skyscrapers were so tall.
In high school Edwin was a great student, but he was better known for sports where he was an Illinois state record holder in the high jump. He also played basketball and at first in his life he wanted to play sports. As he got older he realized that his true passion was in the sky. He strived in math and science class all throughout his studies. His senior year he decided that he was going to attend the University of Chicago.
At the University of Chicago Edwin studied mathematics and physics. He also played basketball and led his team to a conference championship in 1907. He worked as a lab assistant...

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...everyone who loves space and math connects and make future hypothesis and make the world a better place. I think of him as one of the best people to work with math there is. The correlation he made between math and science is something that had never been seen before and maybe the best that there will ever be. I think he changed the way people looked at math for the rest of time.
I’m glad I spent the time to research and find out more about this man. He has made me more excited to go to class and learn about math so I can make some connections of my own and make me a better person. I can’t wait to look to the sky and learn because of what he has taught me and showed the world. My interest in space has been uplifted and shot up because I realize I can put them together. I credit Hubble to my interest in the new world and everyone else who wants to imagine as well.

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