Thorndike's Timeline

1874- The Birth of Edward Lee Thorndike

Period: Aug 31, 1874 to Aug 9, 1949

1895- Wesleyan University

Period: Sep 14, 1895 to Sep 15, 1895

1895- Earned an M.A at Harvard University

Period: Sep 14, 1895 to Sep 15, 1895

1897- Applied for the graduate program at Columbia University

Period: Sep 14, 1897 to Sep 14, 1897

1898- Awarded his doctorate

Period: Sep 14, 1898 to Sep 14, 1898

1899- Instructor in Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia

Period: Sep 14, 1899 to Sep 15, 1899

1900- Married Elizabeth Moulton

Period: Aug 29, 1900 to Sep 15, 1900

1905- Formalized the Law of Effect

Period: Sep 14, 1905 to Sep 15, 1905

1911- Published "Animal Intelligence"

Period: Sep 14, 1911 to Sep 15, 1911

1912- Elected President of American Psychological Association

Period: Sep 14, 1912 to Sep 15, 1912

1917- One of the first psychologist admitted to the National Academy of Science

Period: Sep 14, 1917 to Sep 15, 1917

1921- Ranked as #1 as an American Men of Science

Period: Sep 14, 1921 to Sep 15, 1921

1934- Elected President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Period: Sep 14, 1934 to Sep 15, 1934

1939- Retired

Period: Sep 14, 2016 to Sep 15, 2016