Albert Einstein professor of science, 1984-, Princeton
James Peebles was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He became a physicist and worked and taught at Princeton University for many years, where he is currently Albert Einstein professor of science. He is considered by some to be probably the single most important cosmologist of the last 30 years. He is a recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the A.C. Morrison award, the Eddington Medal, the Heineman Prize and the 1995 C.W. Bruce medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. He is a member of numerous scientific societies.
BS, U. Man., 1958; PhD, Princeton u., 1962; DSc (hon.) U. Toronto, Chicago, McMaster U. Man.; Instr. Princeton U., N.J., 1961-62; rsch. assoc. 1962-64; rsch. staff mem., 1964-65; from asst. prof. to prof. 1972- 84; Albert Einstein prof. sci., 1984- ; recipient A.C. Morrison award Natural Sci. NY Acad. Scie., 1977; Eddington medal Royal Astronomy Soc., 1981; Heineman Prize, Am. Astronomy Soc., 1982; Fellow, Am. Acad. Arts and Scis., Am. Phys. Soc., Royal Soc., Royal Soc. Canada; mem., NAS (fgn. assn.) AAAS Am. Astronomy Soc., Internat. Astr. Union.
Sources: Who's Who in America, 1994; Ethan Vishniac, via Internet
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