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Born
Noam Chromsky was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on December 7th, 1928 to Elsie and William Chromsky. Both of which were Ukrainian, Jewish immigrants. -
First publishing
When Chromsky was only 10 years old, he published his first article. It was for the school newspaper, but was way ahead his time. It pointed out key events in the Spanish Civil War the lead to the rise of fascism across Europe. It was so exhaustive, he used it 30 years later for research he was doing -
College
At age 16 he attended the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving a Masters in Arts focusing on linguistics. From there, he attended Harvard University from 1951 to 1955. While there, he was accepted into the society of fellows. -
The Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew
In 1951 he wrote, "The Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew" as his thesis. In this thesis, he attempted to give a complete set of rules to the Hebrew language. -
The Responsibility of Intellectuals
This essay uncovered the misconception of journalism in privately owned media. He provided the evidence that “facts” were being presented to the masses that protected the media owners best interests in political policies. -
Manufacturing Consent
Nearly a decade after his first political essay, he broke down dimensions that media uses to skew people’s opinions. He determined that there were 5 distinct filters that create bias in journalism. -
9-11
Immediately following the attack on the twin towers, Chomsky assembled interviews and editorials opposing the decision to fight back. He claimed that the “eye for and eye” tactic of national defense would only crate more deaths from this action. -
Present day
Chomsky retired from being a professor at MIT in 2002, and is still alive today.
