Yakov Zeldovich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yakov Zeldovich

Soviet physicist, physical chemist

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1914

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1987

Profession: physicist, inventor, chemist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich (Belarusian: ?´??? ????´????? ??????´???, Russian: ?´??? ????´????? ??????´???; 8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987), also known as YaB, was a Soviet physicist, who is known for his prolific contributions in cosmology and the physics of thermonuclear and hydrodynamical phenomena.From 1943, Zeldovich played a crucial role in the development of the Soviet Union's nuclear bomb project.
In 1963, he returned to academia to embark on pioneering contributions on the fundamental understanding of the thermodynamics of black holes and expanding the scope of cosmology.