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A Noam Chomsky-- Born: 7 Dec 1928 (91 yrs old)
o Born in 1928 in Philadelphia PA to Russian Jewish immigrants
o Showed extreme intellectual potential at an early age
o At the age of 10 wrote an essay on the rise of fascism in post Spanish Civil War Europe, this would later become the basis of a lecture presented at NYU -
A Noam Chomsky-- Born: 7 Dec 1928 (91 yrs old)
College years
o Chomsky began studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
o During his school years he met Zellig Harris who would introduce him to WV Quine, another influential scholar of the time
o Earned his PhD in 1955 with the dissertation titled "Transformational Analysis" Chomsky, Avram Noam. Transformational Analysis.University of Pennsylvania: dissertations. 1955
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A Noam Chomsky-- Born: 7 Dec 1928 (91 yrs old)
Free Speech--
o In 1979 Chomsky signed a petition supporting the right to free speech of French holocaust denier Robert Faurisson. Though he disagreed with Faurisson's ideas, he absolutely believed in his right to express them. -
A Noam Chomsky-- Born: 7 Dec 1928 (91 yrs old)
Manufacturing Consent
o Chomsky co-authored "Manufacturing Consent" with Edward S Herman, the book detailed five devices used by mass media to influence the public on behalf of the wealthy elite Herman, Edward S, and Noam Chomsky. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon Books, 1988. Print.
