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#PrincetonU professor James Peebles and 1962 graduate alumnus has been awarded the 2019 @NobelPrize in Physics “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.” #NobelPrize princeton.edu/news/2019/10/0…

“When I started working in this subject — I can tell you the date, 1964 — at the invitation of my mentor, Prof. Robert Henry Dicke, I was very uneasy about going into this subject ... I just kept going” Peebles said during the #NobelPrize news conference

Prof. Peebles speaks with @NobelPrize about his work as a cosmologist and explorer.

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@NobelPrize "Jim Peebles exemplifies both #PrincetonU’s dazzling tradition of fundamental research in cosmology and gravitation, and also this University’s commitment to put its best scholars in the classroom." — President Eisgruber on #NobelPrize winner Jim Peebles bit.ly/2p00axy

"You don't go into this for the prizes but when they happen, they're fun."

Prof. Peebles starts his day on campus after learning he has won the 2019 @NobelPrize in Physics. #NobelPrize

#NobelPrize laureate James Peebles arriving on campus to applause by friends and colleagues and a congratulatory greeting by department chair and physics professor Herman Verlinde.

"I do have a somewhat iconoclastic mind. That leads me to ask questions and to be skeptical about the answers. And, by being skeptical, that led to new directions."

@NobelPrize Laureate Prof. Peebles on what qualities helped him in his career

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"It's been a thrilling life ... I certainly have enjoyed teaching. You learn a lot when you teach a course."

Prof. Peebles is even teaching this morning among press and #PrincetonU staff. #NobelPrize

"I got into cosmology by the advice of Prof. Bob Dicke. I reluctantly started doing research and writing papers ... as I worked, the subject became more and more interesting ... I never stopped."

Prof. Peebles on the early beginnings of his career #NobelPrize

"We now have this story of how the universe came to be, from its earliest moments to the beautiful and rich cosmos around us today. Jim essentially wrote that story, making fundamental contributions to all of it."

Prof. @j_dunkley congratulates #NobelPrize Laureate Jim Peebles

@j_dunkley The Department of Physics celebrating professor emeritus Jim Peebles on winning the #NobelPrize in Physics "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology." bit.ly/2p00axy

@j_dunkley Professors Herman Verlinde, Stephen Boughn, @DavidSpergel and Andrew Appel share a moment with their colleague and the 2019 #NobelPrize winner in Physics, Jim Peebles.