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Didier Queloz
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Didier Patrick Queloz (born 23 February 1966) is a Swiss astronomer, Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and a professor of physics at ETH Zurich. Together with Michel Mayor, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star, and shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics with Mayor and Jim Peebles.
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1. Didier Queloz (Wikipedia)
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Didier Patrick Queloz FRS (born 23 February 1966) is a Swiss astronomer.
1. Didier Queloz (Wikipedia)
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(1966-02-23) 23 February 1966 (age 60) Switzerland
1. Didier Queloz (Wikipedia)
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(1966-02-23) 23 February 1966 (age 60) Switzerland
1. Didier Queloz (Wikipedia)
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For this discovery, he shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics with Mayor and Jim Peebles.
James Peebles (Wikipedia)
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Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. He shared the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.
James Peebles (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Michel Mayor, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureatesQuote, Associated With: Michel Mayor, Lead section, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
Peebles was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. He shared the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.
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