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0:45Now PlayingA Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known planet outside our solar system.
Canadian-born James Peebles, 84, of Princeton University, was credited for "theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology."
Switzerland's Michel Mayor, 77, and Didier Queloz, 53, each from the University of Geneva, were honoured for discovering "an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star," said Prof. Goran Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Peebles, hailed as one of the most influential cosmologists of his time, will collect one half of the 9-million kronor ($918,000) cash award, and the Swiss men will share the other half.
Peebles spoke over the phone to the audience in Stockholm after the announcement was made, saying that young scientists should never just aim for prizes and awards.
"You should enter science because you are fascinated by it. That's what I did," the new Nobel Prize winner added.
Speaking to reporters after the announcement, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Mats Larsson said the scientists were awarded for their theories, but also instrument development specific for their discoveries.??
"Mayor and Queloz, they developed a new instrument that was really dedicated for searching for exoplanets," Larsson added.
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