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Hubert Reeves | |
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 Hubert Reeves, in 2010. | |
| Born | July 13, 1932 |
| Citizenship | Canada France |
| 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) |
| Awards | See Honours and Recognition |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | CNRS |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin Salpeter[1] |
| Doctoral students | Jean Audouze |
| Website | www |
Hubert Reeves (born July 13, 1932), CC GOQ is a Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.
Early life and education[edit]
Reeves was born in Montreal on July 13, 1932, and also 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]
Career[edit]
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 Centre national de la recherche scientifique since 1965.
Personal life[edit]
Reeves resides in Paris, France. He often speaks on television, promoting science.
Honours and recognition[edit]
- In 1976 he was made Knight of Ordre national du Mérite (France).
- In 1986 he was made Knight of the Légion d'Honneur (France). He was promoted to Officer in 1994 and to Commander in 2003.
- In 1991 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2003.
- In 1994, he was made Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He was promoted to Grand Officer in 2017.
- Asteroid 9631 Hubertreeves is named after Reeves: see Meanings of asteroid names (9501-10000).
- In 2011 was created the Prix Hubert-Reeves.
Selected publications[edit]
- Reeves, Hubert (1998). Origins: Speculations on the Cosmos, Earth and Mankind (1st English-language ed.). London: Arcade Publishing. pp. 192pp. ISBN 1-55970-408-X. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (July 1971). Nuclear Reactions in Stellar Surfaces and Their Relations with Stellar Evolution. London: Gordon and Breach. pp. 88pp. ISBN 0-677-02960-8. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (1968). Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis. New York: Gordon and Breach. ISBN 0-677-30150-2. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (1981). Atoms of Silence: An Exploration of Cosmic Evolution. Paris: Seuil. p. 282. ISBN 2-02-010170-X. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (1986). L'heure de s'enivrer : l'univers a-t-il un sens?. ISBN 2-02-014400-X. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (1994). Dernières nouvelles du cosmos. ISBN 2-02-022831-9. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert; Lenoir, Frédéric (2003). Mal de Terre. Paris: Points. p. 272. ISBN 2-02-079064-5. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (2005). Chroniques du ciel et de la vie. ISBN 2-02-080030-6. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert (2007). Chroniques des atomes et des galaxies. ISBN 978-2-7578-2297-5. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- Reeves, Hubert; Boutinot, Nelly; Casanave, Daniel; Champion, Claire (2017). Hubert Reeves nous explique la biodiversité. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. ISBN 9782803670796.
- Reeves, Hubert; Boutinot, Nelly; Casanave, Daniel; Champion, Claire (2018). Hubert Reeves nous explique la forêt. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. ISBN 9782803672325.
- Reeves, Hubert; Vandermeulen, David; Casanave, Daniel (2019). Hubert Reeves nous explique les océans. Bruxelles: Le Lombard. ISBN 9782803673100.
Conference on the decline of biodiversity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris in 2009
Hubert Reeves in La Sorbonne (Paris, France) photographed in 2001 by Olivier Meyer
References[edit]
- ^ Hubert Reeves at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Reeves, Hubert (2008). Je nʼaurai pas le temps. Paris: Les Éditions du Seuil. p. 11. ISBN 978-2-02-097494-3.
- ^ Reeves, Hubert (1956). "The formation of positronium in hydrogen and helium on gases". eScholarship@McGill. Retrieved October 16, 2016. (supervisor: J. David Jackson)
- ^ Reeves, Hubert (15 March 2015). "Biographie détaillée". Hubert Reeves Site officiel. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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- Biography in English
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