Hubert Reeves
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Hubert Reeves , CC , OQ (born July 13, 1932 in Montreal ) is a Canadian atomic and astrophysicist and popular science author.
biography
Reeves studied physics at the University of Montreal after attending the Collège Jean de Brébeuf from 1950 to 1953 . In 1955 he earned a master's degree in atomic physics from McGill University under John David Jackson and received his doctorate in astrophysics from Cornell University under Edwin Salpeter in 1960 .
From 1960 to 1964 Reeves taught physics as an assistant professor at the Université de Montréal . He was also a consultant to the Institute for Space Studies of NASA and taught at Columbia University . Then he was professor of atomic physics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles . In 1965 he became director of the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in Paris and scientific advisor to the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique in Saclay.
Reeves worked scientifically on the thermonuclear processes inside stars and the formation of light elements such as helium, lithium, beryllium and boron. With numerous books and films, he contributed to the popularization of the knowledge of astronomy and cosmology.
In addition to several honorary doctorates, Reeves u. a. the Petrie Prize Lecture (1981), the Prize of the Fondation de France (1982) and the Société française de physique (1985) as well as the Albert Einstein Medal (2001) and the Prix Jules-Janssen (1991). He became Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (1976), Knight (1985) and Commander (2003) of the Légion d'Honneur and Officer (1991) and Compagnon (2003) of the Ordre du Canada .
In addition to his scientific work, Reeves is also active in the field of environmental protection, u. a. as president of the Ligue ROC pour la préservation de la faune sauvage and member of Terre d'avenir and France Nature Environnement .
Works
Scientific publications
- Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis , Gordon and Breach, New York, 1968
- Nuclear Reactions in Stellar Surfaces , Gordon and Breach, New York, 1972
Popular scientific writings
- Soleil , 1977, 1990, 2006
- Patience dans l'azur , 1981 ( Eng . Where does the sky feed its stars?, 1983, ISBN 3764313684 )
- Poussières d'étoiles , 1984
- L'heure de s'enivrer , 1986
- Malicorne , 1990
- Compagnons de voyage , 1992 (with Jelica Obrenovich )
- Dernières nouvelles du cosmos . 1994
- L'espace prend la forme de mon regard , 1995
- La première seconde , 1995
- La plus belle histoire du monde , 1995 (with Yves Coppens , Joël de Rosnay and Dominique Simonnet ) (Eng. The most beautiful story in the world , 1998)
- Intimate convictions , 1996
- Oiseaux, merveilleux oiseaux , 1998
- Sommes-nous seuls dans l'univers? , 2000
- Les artisans du huitième jour , 2000
- Mal de Terre , 2003 (with Frédéric Lenoir )
- Chroniques du ciel et de la vie , 2005
- Chroniques des atomes et des galaxies , 2007
- L'Univers expliqué à mes petits-enfants , 2011 ISBN 978-2-0210-3830-9 (Eng. Where does the universe end ?: The universe explained to my grandchildren , 2012)
- Les secrets de l'univers , 2016 ISBN 978-2-221-19233-7
Movies
- Les étoiles naissent aussi , 1979
- Le Soleil, notre étoile , 1980
- La vie dans l'univers , TV series, 1982
- Slide show: Cosmology (with Alain Superbie and Michel Gonzalès ), 1982.
- Un soir, une étoile , TV series, 1984
- Initiation à l'astronomie , 1990
- Les dialogues du ciel et de la vie , audiovisual presentation with Benoît Reeves and Michel Gonzalès.
- Hubert Reeves, conteur d'étoiles , film by Iolande Rossignol , 2002–03
- Mal de Terre audiovisual presentation based on the book of the same name by Benoît Reeves and Alain Superbie , 2005
Web links
- Literature by and about Hubert Reeves in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Hubert Reeves
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reeves, Hubert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian astrophysicist, popular science writer, and college professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |