PHYSICIST

Yakov Zeldovich

1914 - 1987

Yakov Zeldovich

Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich (Russian: Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич, Belarusian: Я́каў Бары́савіч Зяльдо́віч; 8 March 1914 – 2 December 1987), also known as YaB, D.S. was a leading Soviet physicist of Belarusian origin, who is known for his prolific contributions in physical cosmology, physics of thermonuclear reactions, combustion, and hydrodynamical phenomena. From 1943, Zeldovich, a self-taught physicist, started his career by playing a crucial role in the development of the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. 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 physical cosmology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yakov Zeldovich is the 346th most popular physicist (up from 353rd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Belarus (up from 50th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belarusian Physicist.

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Among physicists, Yakov Zeldovich ranks 346 out of 851. Before him are Thomas Johann Seebeck, Bruno Pontecorvo, Stephen Hales, Giorgio Parisi, Joseph Swan, and Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille. After him are Walther Gerlach, John G. Trump, Theodore Lyman IV, Ami Argand, Auguste Bravais, and Louis Poinsot.

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Thomas Johann Seebeck
1770 - 1831
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 340
Bruno Pontecorvo
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 341
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 342
Giorgio Parisi
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HPI: 65.66
Rank: 343
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 344
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
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HPI: 65.58
Rank: 345
Yakov Zeldovich
1914 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 346
Walther Gerlach
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HPI: 65.55
Rank: 347
John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 348
Theodore Lyman IV
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HPI: 65.50
Rank: 349
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 350
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 351
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 352

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Yakov Zeldovich ranks 75. Before him are Creighton Abrams, Jackie Coogan, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Pierre Balmain, Jan Karski, and Lilli Palmer. After him are Mario Bava, Martin Gardner, Kurt Franz, Gyula Cseszneky, Shapour Bakhtiar, and Larbi Benbarek. Among people deceased in 1987, Yakov Zeldovich ranks 43. Before him are Peter Tosh, Yasuo Haruyama, Jaco Pastorius, Erskine Caldwell, James Baldwin, and Gretl Braun. After him are Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Américo Tomás, James Tiptree Jr., Alistair MacLean, and Henry Ford II.

Others Born in 1914

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Creighton Abrams
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1974
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 69
Jackie Coogan
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 70
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1943
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 71
Pierre Balmain
DESIGNER
1914 - 1982
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 72
Jan Karski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2000
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 73
Lilli Palmer
ACTOR
1914 - 1986
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 74
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 75
Mario Bava
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1980
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 76
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 77
Kurt Franz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1998
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 78
Gyula Cseszneky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1970
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 79
Shapour Bakhtiar
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 80
Larbi Benbarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1992
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 81