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James Peebles, Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

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James Peebles, born in Winnipeg in 1935 and a graduate of the University of Manitoba, shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.

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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics as recorded by NobelPrize.org.

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James Peebles – Facts – 2019 - NobelPrize.org ↗

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