As the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians battled Wednesday night in a historic Game 7 of the World Series, Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to give a history lesson on just how long its been since the Cubs last won the championship in 1908.
And as usual, the renowned astrophysicist’s scientific knowledge did not disappoint.
From the mind of Tyson, a look at all the ways the world has changed since the Cubs were crowned champions 108 years ago ― from advances in human flight to the discovery of Pluto and our expanding universe.
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the existence of the Atom had only recently been established.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The last time the Cubs won the World Series, the Wright Brothers were debating if aeroplanes could ever fly from NYC to Paris
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the Periodic Table had only 85 Elements on it.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the cosmic object known as Pluto was not yet discovered
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Mark Twain was still alive.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
In the same year the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in Bolivia.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
Five years *after* the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The modern Planetarium was invented 15 years after the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The expanding Universe was discovered by Edwin Hubble 21 years *after* the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, three years would pass before the discovery of the atomic nucleus.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
Halley's Comet has appeared TWICE in our skies since the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
And this:
The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Real Estate developer Donald Trump was running for President of the USA.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 3, 2016
