James Peebles

Awards

1. 2004

   Shaw Prize — Astronomy

   Physics

   For his groundbreaking contribution to cosmology. He laid the foundations for almost all modern investigations in cosmology, both theoretical and observational, transforming a highly speculative field into a precision science.

2. 2005

   Crafoord Prize — Astronomy

   Physics

   for contributions towards understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe

3. 2019

   Nobel Prize — Physics

   Physics

   for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology