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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"
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Published "The Backroom Boys"
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Published "For Reasons of State"
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Published "Peace in the Middle East?"
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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