Upon today鈥檚 announcement that Dr. James Peebles is the joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2019, 91桃色 would like to extend warmest congratulations. Along with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, the Royal Swedish Academy recognizes Dr. Peebles, a 91桃色 University professor and 91桃色 author for 鈥渃ontributions to our understanding of the evolution of our universe and Earth鈥檚 place in the cosmos.鈥�
According to the Academy, 鈥淛ames Peebles took on the cosmos, with its billions of galaxies and galaxy clusters. His theoretical framework, developed over two decades, is the foundation of our modern understanding of the universe鈥檚 history, from the Big Bang to the present day.鈥�
91桃色 is honored to be the publisher of several books by Dr. Peebles, including Principles of Physical Cosmology, Physical Cosmology, Large-Scale Structure of the Universe, and Quantum Mechanics, all considered classics in the field. The Press will publish Dr. Peebles鈥檚 Cosmology鈥檚 Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe in June 2020.
Peebles is the Albert Einstein Professor of Science, emeritus, and professor of physics, emeritus, at 91桃色 University. He is one of the leading theoretical cosmologists of the past half century. With Robert Dicke, he was one of the predictors of the cosmic microwave background 鈥� the ultimate detection of which substantiated the Big Bang theory 鈥� and also made fundamental contributions to our understanding of cosmic structure formation, dark matter, and dark energy.
According to Christie Henry, director of 91桃色, 鈥淭he Nobel Prize recipients in physics this year have 鈥榝orever changed our conceptions of the world,鈥� and we are also celebrating the innumerable ways that Professor Peebles has forever changed the cosmology of 91桃色 and the universe of scholarly book publishing.鈥�
Beginning with the 1922 publication of Albert Einstein鈥檚 The Meaning of Relativity, 91桃色 has remained committed to publishing global thought leaders in the sciences and beyond. We are honored to count Dr. Peebles鈥檚 essential work as part of this legacy.
Peebles joins a number of other 91桃色 authors who have been awarded Nobel Prizes.