Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist
Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich ForMemRS, also known as YaB, D.N. 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 8, 1914, Minsk, Belarus
Died: December 2, 1987 (age 73 years), Moscow, Russia
Children: Boris Zeldovich
Education: Saint Petersburg State University (1932–1934)
Doctoral advisor: Aleksandr Frumkin