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How a Janitor Became an Astronomer | Milton L. Humason

All of you have heard about the Hubble Space Telescope - launched into the space in 1990, named after Edwin Hubble - who made one of the greatest discoveries in the modern science; the universe is expanding! A discovery that had great cosmological and theological impacts on the psyche of human beings. However this is the story of Milton L. Humason . A man who started as a mule driver and rose to the ranks of permanent staff member who unraveled the mysteries of universe alongside great names like George Ellery Hale, Edwin Hubble and Harlow Shapley. Humason's life taught me two lessons which I hope to embed in my mind for the rest of the years I have on planet Earth. #1 It's never too late to change your life.  #2 Change is as big as your imagination. Milton Humason was a school dropout who started working as a mule driver for carrying building material for Mount Wilson Observatory in 1917. It is said he applied for the position of janitor at the observa...