Edwin Hubble vs Frances Perkins
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Compare the life timelines of Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) and Frances Perkins (1880–1965) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1889 to 1953.
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Edwin Hubble (1889–1953)
- — Born in Marshfield, Missouri Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Studied law at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar Verified
- — Earned PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Joined the staff of Mount Wilson Observatory Verified
- — Identified a Cepheid variable in the Andromeda Nebula Verified
- — Married Grace Burke Leib Verified
- — Published the velocity-distance relation now known as Hubble's law Verified
- — Helped commission the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Verified
- — Died in San Marino, California Verified
Frances Perkins (1880–1965)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Mount Holyoke College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from Columbia University Verified
- — Witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Verified
- — Appointed New York State Industrial Commissioner Verified
- — Became U.S. Secretary of Labor Verified
- — Chaired the committee that drafted the Social Security Act Verified
- — Oversaw passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act Verified
- — Served on the U.S. Civil Service Commission Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified