James Peebles

Nobel Prize lecture

How Physical Cosmology Grew

James Peebles delivered his Nobel Lecture on Sunday 8 December 2019, at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Mats Larsson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics.

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