Hubert Reeves
| Hubert Reeves | |
|---|---|
 Reeves in 1994 | |
| Born |
July 13, 1932 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship |
Canada France |
| Alma mater |
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 |
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Hubert Reeves (born July 13, 1932), CC GOQ is a French Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science.
Early life and education
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
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. Studied Astrophysics
Personal life
Reeves resides in Paris, France. He often speaks on television, promoting science.
Honours and recognition
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Reeves, Hubert (1968). Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis. New York: Gordon and Breach. ISBN 0-677-30150-2.
- Reeves, Hubert (1981). Patience dans l'azur : l'évolution cosmique. Paris: Seuil. p. 282. ISBN 2-02-010170-X.
- Reeves, Hubert (1986). L'heure de s'enivrer : l'univers a-t-il un sens?. ISBN 2-02-014400-X.
- Reeves, Hubert (1994). Dernières nouvelles du cosmos. ISBN 2-02-022831-9.
- Reeves, Hubert; Lenoir, Frédéric (2003). Mal de Terre. Paris: Points. p. 272. ISBN 2-02-079064-5.
- Reeves, Hubert (2005). Chroniques du ciel et de la vie. ISBN 2-02-080030-6.
- Reeves, Hubert (2007). Chroniques des atomes et des galaxies. ISBN 978-2-7578-2297-5.
Conference on the decline of biodiversity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris in 2009
Hubert Reeves in March 2010
Hubert Reeves in La Sorbonne (Paris, France) photographed in 2001 by Olivier Meyer
References
- ↑ Hubert Reeves at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ Reeves, Hubert (2008). Je nʼaurai pas le temps. Paris: Les Éditions du Seuil. p. 11. ISBN 2-02-097494-0.
- ↑ Reeves, Hubert (1956). "The formation of positronium in hydrogen and helium 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.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Biography in English
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