# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yakov-zeldovich
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:28:15.551Z

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name: "Yakov Zeldovich"
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description: "Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich, also known as YaB, 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."
tagline: "Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987)"
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birthDate: "1914-02-23"
deathDate: "1987-12-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump