Didier Queloz

Didier Queloz, Nobel Prize in Physics (2019) is Professor of Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University. In 1995, with Michel Mayor, he discovered the first exoplanet (a planet outside the solar system), 51 Pegasi b. Since then, his group has contributed to the discovery of more than 250 extrasolar planets. An essential source for understanding present knowledge of the cosmos, he has received prestigious international awards in recognition of his decisive discoveries in this area of research.