* Edwin Powell Hubble was the astronomer who the Hubble Space Telescope was named after. He was a pioneering figure in astronomy, making crucial discoveries about the expanding universe.

* The Hubble Space Telescope was not invented by Edwin Hubble. It was a collaborative project involving many engineers, scientists, and technicians from NASA and the European Space Agency.

So, to clarify:

* Edwin Hubble was the astronomer who the telescope was named after.

* The Hubble Space Telescope was built by a large team of engineers and scientists, not by Hubble himself.