Peebles, P. J. E.

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Peebles, P. J. E. is a Canadian-American theoretical cosmologist renowned for his foundational contributions to modern physical cosmology and the large-scale structure of the universe.

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instanceOf cosmologist
person
physicist
theoretical cosmologist
academicDegree Bachelor of Science
PhD in physics
awardReceived Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
linked to: Crafoord Prize

Dirac Medal of the ICTP
Eddington Medal
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gruber Cosmology Prize
Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
Nobel Prize in Physics
Oskar Klein Medal
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-04-25
doctoralAdvisor John Archibald Wheeler
educatedAt Princeton University
University of Manitoba
employer Princeton University
familyName Peebles
fieldOfWork astrophysics
large-scale structure of the universe
physical cosmology
fullName Phillip James Edwin Peebles
gender male
givenName Phillip
hasWritten Cosmology’s Century
Physical Cosmology
Principles of Physical Cosmology
The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
knownFor Big Bang nucleosynthesis
dark matter and dark energy in cosmology
foundational contributions to modern physical cosmology
galaxy formation and evolution
large-scale structure formation
theory of cosmic microwave background radiation
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Physical Society
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Society
NobelPrizeCategory Physics
NobelPrizeMotivation theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology
NobelPrizeYear 2019
notableStudent Scott Dodelson
placeOfBirth Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
positionHeld Albert Einstein Professor of Science at Princeton University
Professor of Physics at Princeton University
workplace Department of Physics, Princeton University

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