Jim Peebles

Physicist

1935-04-25

James Peebles is a Canadian-born American physicist and cosmologist. He made foundational contributions to modern physical cosmology, including work on the cosmic microwave background and dark matter. Peebles received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019.

Quotes by Jim Peebles

We can be very sure that as we discover new aspects of the expanding and evolving universe, we will be startled and amazed once again.
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A static universe isn't physically self-consistent.
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Certainly to me it has been valuable to have to think through the basics of physics in order to present them in a halfway coherent form for a course. That has led me to ideas in research. Even freshman physics leads to thoughts that lead to other thoughts that are stimulating.
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Life will go on. I suppose the aura of the Nobel is such that my life will change, but I don't think I'm going to let it change much. You understand, I'm used to a quiet life.
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