Yakov Zeldovich
Yakov Zeldovich · Science & Medicine
Physicist; astrophysics, cosmology and the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
1914, Minsk, Russia (Soviet Union) — 1987, Moscow, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Yakov Zeldovich is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; astrophysics, cosmology and the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
Zeldovich, a Soviet Jewish physicist, made landmark contributions across combustion, nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology, including the Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect and models of the growth of cosmic structure. Largely self-taught, he became one of the twentieth century's most versatile physicists.
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Physicist; astrophysics, cosmology and the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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