Noam Chomsky December 7, 1928 - Present

By DavidS777

  • Born December 7, 1928

    Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia to Jewish immigrants.

  • Begins College

    Noam Chomsky entered college at the age of 16 in 1945 at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Married

    Chomsky marries Carol Schatz who he had been dating since 1947.

  • Doctorate

    In 1955 Chomsky is awarded a doctorate of philosophy for his thesis on transformational grammar

  • Assistant professor at MIT

    In 1955 Chomsky secured an assistant professorship at MIT where he taught linguistics and philosophy as well as working on mechanical translation methods.

  • Full Professor with Tenure

    In 1961 Chomsky was given a full professorship with tenure at the MIT department of Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics.

  • Anti-War Activism begins

    In 1962 Chomsky began to join protests against the war in Vietnam. This was the beginning of Chomsky as a figure of public dissent against the current social structures.

  • Retired from MIT

    In 2002 Chomsky retired from MIT but continued to conduct research.

  • Support for "Occupy" movement

    In 2012 Chomsky supported the Occupy movement that attempted to change the financial power structures through protest. This did not work.

  • Begins at University of Arizona

    Chomsky began working as a part time professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson where continues today.