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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peebles, P. J. E. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cosmologist
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical cosmologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
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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 ⓘ Heineman Prize for Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Oskar Klein Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-04-25 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | John Archibald Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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University of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ physical cosmology ⓘ |
| fullName | Phillip James Edwin Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Phillip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Cosmology’s Century
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Physical Cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ Principles of Physical Cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Big Bang nucleosynthesis
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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
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American Physical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Scott Dodelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Albert Einstein Professor of Science at Princeton University
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Professor of Physics at Princeton University ⓘ |
| workplace | Department of Physics, Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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