P. J. E. Peebles
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P. J. E. Peebles is a Canadian-American theoretical cosmologist and astrophysicist renowned for his foundational contributions to modern physical cosmology, including work on dark matter, cosmic structure formation, and the cosmic microwave background.
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| P. J. E. Peebles canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: P. J. E. Peebles Context triple: [The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe, author, P. J. E. Peebles]
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John Biggers
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David McDowell Brown
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R. K. Pierson
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George DuBose
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: P. J. E. Peebles Target entity description: P. J. E. Peebles is a Canadian-American theoretical cosmologist and astrophysicist renowned for his foundational contributions to modern physical cosmology, including work on dark matter, cosmic structure formation, and the cosmic microwave background.
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A.
John Biggers
John Biggers was an influential African American muralist and educator known for his powerful depictions of Black life and culture, particularly in Houston’s Third Ward.
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B.
David McDowell Brown
David McDowell Brown was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
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C.
R. K. Pierson
R. K. Pierson was a British aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Vickers Wellington bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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D.
E. Vincent Harris
E. Vincent Harris was a prominent 20th-century British architect known for his monumental civic and public buildings in a classical style.
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E.
George DuBose
George DuBose is an American music photographer and album cover designer known for his influential work with punk, new wave, and hip-hop artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astrophysicist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical cosmologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
NERFINISHED
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Dirac Medal of the ICTP NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddington Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Gruber Cosmology Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Heineman Prize for Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Oskar Klein Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1935-04-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coLaureate |
Didier Queloz
NERFINISHED
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Michel Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Robert Dicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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University of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ physical cosmology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Phillip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
big bang nucleosynthesis
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cold dark matter model ⓘ cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ cosmological perturbation theory ⓘ cosmological tests of gravity ⓘ dark matter in cosmology ⓘ galaxy clustering ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ modern physical cosmology ⓘ theory of cosmic structure formation ⓘ ΛCDM cosmological model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Astronomical Society
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American Physical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Royal Society ⓘ Royal Society of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Phillip James Edwin Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeInPhysicsMotivation | for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeInPhysicsYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
baryon acoustic oscillations
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matter-dominated era of the universe ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cosmology’s Century
NERFINISHED
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Physical Cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ Principles of Physical Cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Albert Einstein Professor of Science
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Professor of Physics ⓘ |
| residence | Princeton, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | Department of Physics, Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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