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Birth
Avram Noam Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928, to William Chomsky and Elsie Simonofsky in the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Wikipedia, 2023) -
Fall of Barcelona, Rise of Chomsky
Chomsky became absorbed in the story of the 1939 fall of Barcelona and the suppression of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist movement, writing his first article on the topic at the age of 10!(Wikipedia, 2023) -
University of Pennsylvania at 16
General studies in philosophy, logic, and languages and developed a primary interest in learning Arabic. He became frustrated at the University and considered dropping out. He considered moving to a Kibbutz in Mandatory, Palestine.
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Introduction to Linguistics
As Chomsky debated moving to Palestine he met Zellig Harris, who introduced him to theoretical linguistics and convinced him to take it on as a major. -
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Cognitive Revolution
A new shift begins, taking the focus from behaviorism to cognitivism. -
"Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew" Masters at 23
Chomsky revised his BA Honors Thesis for his Masters Degree, which was subsequently published into a book. -
Remember me? Doctorate
He had not been registered as a student at Pennsylvania for four years, but he submitted a thesis setting out his ideas on transformational grammar; he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree for it. He kept this degree secret until it was published in 1975. -
Chomsky at MIT
Studies At MITb becomes associate professor, publishes his first book Syntactic Structures which revolutionized The scientific study of Language. -
Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought
Published work of Chomsky.(Wikipedia.com) -
Chomsky Threatens Protest
Upon hearing the Walt Rostow, a major architect of the Vietnam War, wanted to return to MIT, Chomsky threatened to protest. -
Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
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Contributions to Psychology
Chomsky awarded the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology -
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
Chomsky was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences. -
Hemlholtz Medal Awarded
Chomsky awarded the Helmholtz medal. -
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Chomsky awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science. -
Publicly Rebuked
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey publiclly rebuked Chomsky for his signing of an open letter opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.(Wikipedia, 2023)