Noam chomsky

Noam Chomsky

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  • Fled the Russian Empire

    Noam Chomsky parents William Chomsky and Elsie Simonofsky, fled the Russian Empire, to avoid conscription.

  • Birth

    Noam Chomsky born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Noam's Sibling

    Noam's one and only sibling was born in 1934

  • Attended University

    From the years of 1945 to 1955, Noam Chomsky attended different universities. He started at age 16, where he started with a general study. In 1951 He moved to Harvard University where he began to work towards his doctorate.

  • Marriage

    Married to Carol Doris Schatz in 1949

  • Published first academic article

    This article was published in "The Journal of Symbolic Logic"

  • Job

    Began a job as a assistant professor at MIT, working on mechanical translation, and teaching linguistics and philosophy.

  • Promotion

    Promoted to associate professor, and was also a visiting professor for Columbia University.

  • Published "At War with Asia"

  • Published "The Backroom Boys"

  • Published "For Reasons of State"

  • Published "Peace in the Middle East?"

  • Published revised "Counter-Revolutionary Violence"

    This was published as a two-volume book called "The Political Economy of Human Rights."

  • Traveled to Managua

    Noam traveled to Managua in order to meet with different workers' organizations, as well as refugees, to give lectures about politics and linguistics.

  • Published "On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures"

    These were the lectures that Noam gave during his trip to Managua.

  • Wrote "The Responsibility of Intellectuals"

    "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" was written as a critique of the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

  • Retirement

    Retired from MIT, but still does research and the occasional lecture.

  • Wife passed away

    Carol Schatz, Noam Chomsky's wife passed away, after being married since 1949.

  • New marriage

    Re-married to Valeria Wasserman