One of his favorite books was Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. In 1898, when he was 10 years old, Hubble and his seven siblings moved with their parents to Chicago, Illinois. read more
Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889. He graduated from the University of Chicago and served in WWI before settling down to lead research in the field of astrophysics at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. read more