birth_place awards image_size fields workplaces birth_date known_for image article_title name alma_mater
winnipeg , manitoba , canada eddington -rrb- bruce medal -lrb- 1995 -rrb- gold medal of the medal royal astronomical society -lrb- 1998 -rrb- gruber prize -lrb- 2000 -lrb- -rrb- harvey prize -lrb- 2001 -rrb- shaw prize -lrb- 2004 1981 -rrb- crafoord prize -lrb- 2005 -rrb- dirac medal -lrb- 2013 -rrb- -rrb- heineman prize -lrb- 1982 250 px theoretical physics physical cosmology princeton university 25 april 1935 cosmic microwave background radiation jim peebles.jpg jim peebles
 phillip james edwin peebles university phd -rrb- of manitoba -lrb- bsc -rrb- princeton university -lrb-
jim peebles

phillip james edwin peebles -lrb- born april 25 , 1935 -rrb- is a canadian-american physicist and theoretical cosmologist who is currently the albert einstein professor emeritus of science at princeton university .
peebles was born in winnipeg and completed his bachelor 's degree at the university of manitoba .
he left manitoba in the fall of 1958 to attend princeton university , where he completed his doctorate .
