Edwin Hubble vs Sergei Prokofiev
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Compare the life timelines of Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) and Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1891 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
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
- — Born in Sontsivka, Russian Empire Verified
- — Studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory Verified
- — Left Russia for the West Verified
- — Premiere of Classical Symphony Verified
- — Composed the ballet Romeo and Juliet Verified
- — Returned to the Soviet Union Verified
- — Composed Peter and the Wolf Verified
- — Denounced in the Zhdanov Decree Verified
- — Died in Moscow, Soviet Union Verified