Research such as ours is driven by the human imperative to understand where we are. It motivates the study of our positions in family, or in society, or on earth. The results may be termed geology, or sociology, or poetry. — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
What might we learn from lines of research that are off the beaten track? They check accepted ideas, always a good thing, and there is the chance nature has prepared yet another surprise for us. — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
It is so easy for us theorists who build wonderful castles, beautiful ideas. Sometimes, it is remarkable, sometimes these beautiful ideas prove to be… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
You're entitled to say, if you're so smart, why don't you tell me what that dark matter is? And I'll have to confess I… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
My advice is not to aim for prizes and awards. We are in this for the joy of research, the fascination, the love of… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
I think that my research is valuable to my teaching. I think that the two complement each other and I'm able to present somewhat… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
Research such as ours is driven by the human imperative to understand where we are. It motivates the study of our positions in family,… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
It's stimulating to teach a new course. To teach a course three times in a row is, I think, about the maximum for me.… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
I see these people in Princeton, my home town, as they go marching for control of climate. It is a wonderful thing. I love… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
One of my earliest memories of something that caught my attention was of a steam locomotive. I guess mainly because they have so many… — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
