Hubert Reeves (born July 13, 1932), CC GOQ is a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.
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Hubert Reeves | |
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![]() Hubert Reeves in 2010. | |
Born | (1932-07-13) July 13, 1932 (age 90) |
Citizenship | Canadian French |
Alma mater | Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Université de Montréal McGill University Cornell University |
Known for | Works on stellar nucleo-synthesis Popularisation of science |
Spouse(s) | Francine Brunel (former) Camille Scoffier-Reeves (current) |
Children | 4 |
Awards | See Honours and Recognition |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | CNRS |
Doctoral advisor | Edwin Salpeter[1] |
Doctoral students | Jean Audouze |
Website | www |
Reeves was born in Montreal on July 13, 1932, and as a child lived in Léry.[2] Reeves attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a prestigious French-language college in Montreal. He obtained a BSc degree in physics from the Université de Montréal in 1953, an MSc degree from McGill University in 1956 with a thesis entitled "Formation of Positronium in Hydrogen and Helium"[3] and a PhD degree at Cornell University in 1960. His PhD thesis was "Thermonuclear Reaction Involving Medium Light Nuclei."[4]
From 1960 to 1964, he taught physics at the Université de Montréal and worked as an advisor to NASA. He has been a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) since 1965.
Reeves resides in Paris, France. He often speaks on television, promoting science.
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