Sonoma State University: 1938 Bruce Medalist: Edwin Hubble

Young scientists create a simulation of Hubble's law. Introducing the Big Bang Theory using balloons and a simple lab worksheet, scholars complete a data table and perform analysis.

Explains the history of the scientific debate and research on the topic of the size of the universe. The writer discusses the relevance of debate in the evolution of scientific theories.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information about Edwin Hubble's life and work.

Part of the NASA website, this is a reprint of an article in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada about Edwin Hubble's life and accomplishments, stressing his role in the development of modern astronomy.

The Big Bang Theory is more than a television show. Pupils read how Edwin Hubble observed other galaxies and noticed that the galaxies are moving away from each other. Scholars learn about the idea of the big bang and what happened next...

An article about the life of Edwin Hubble. Learn about how he grew up, education, and how he developed his theories of an expanding universe.

We know the universe is expanding, but how? This adapted video segment, using footage from NOVA and NASA, examines Edwin Hubble's work and how his findings laid the foundation for the Big Bang theory. [3:22]

This site has a time line featuring discoveries, and publications which sprang from Copernicus's publication of De Revolutionibus in 1543, and the people active in the field of physics between 1543 and Newton's death in 1727.

Learn about Edwin Hubble and the impact his ideas had on the field of astronomy in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.

In this video lesson, Hubble's Law is explained. [11:12]