Hubert Reeves
| Hubert Reeves | |
|---|---|
 Reeves in 1994 | |
| Born |
July 13, 1932 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Citizenship |
Canada France |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | CNRS |
| Alma mater |
Université de Montréal McGill University Cornell University |
| Doctoral students | Jean Audouze |
| Known for |
Works on stellar nucleo-synthesis Popularisation of science |
| Notable awards | See Honours and Recognition |
| Spouse |
Francine Brunel (former) Camille Scoffier-Reeves (current) |
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Website www | |
Hubert Reeves (born July 13, 1932), CC OQ 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.[1] 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”[2] and a PhD degree at Cornell University in 1960. His PhD thesis was “Thermonuclear Reaction Involving Medium Light Nuclei.”[3]
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.
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.
- Asteroid 9631 Hubertreeves is named after Reeves: see Meanings of asteroid names (9501-10000).
- In 2011 was created the Hubert Reeves award.
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Reeves, Hubert (15 March 2015). "Biographie détaillée". Hubert Reeves Site officiel. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
External links
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Media related to Hubert Reeves at Wikimedia Commons - Official website (French)
- Biography in English