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James Peebles

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Phillip James Edwin Peebles (born April 25, 1935) is a Canadian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and theoretical cosmologist, holder of the Albert Einstein Professorship in Science, emeritus, at Princeton University. He received half of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology, sharing the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1935 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1935-04-25 2
Nationality
Canada 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Winnipeg, Canada 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
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Associated With

Didier Queloz, Scientists
Additional Source James Peebles (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
Michel Mayor, Scientists
Additional Source James Peebles (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates

Member Of

Princeton University, Institutions
Source NobelPrize.org: James Peebles - Facts

Works In

Physics, Disciplines
Additional Source James Peebles (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Nationality

Canada

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Source James Peebles (Wikidata)
United States

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1. James Peebles (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Canada
    Q16
  • P19 (place of birth): Winnipeg, Canada
    Q2135
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
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2. James Peebles (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Phillip James Edwin Peebles CC OM FRS (born April 25, 1935) is a Canadian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and theoretical cosmologist who gained the Albert Einstein Professorship in Science, emeritus, at Princeton University.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Phillip James Edwin Peebles (1935-04-25) April 25, 1935 (age 91) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Phillip James Edwin Peebles (1935-04-25) April 25, 1935 (age 91) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Works In: Physics, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics
    Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. He shared the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.
  • Associated With: Michel Mayor, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
    Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. He shared the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.
  • Associated With: Didier Queloz, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
    Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. He shared the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.
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NobelPrize.org: James Peebles - Facts
NobelPrize.orgMember Of: Princeton University, Facts: affiliation at the time of the award
Quote, Member Of: Princeton University, Facts: affiliation at the time of the award
Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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