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Jacob Bekenstein

Mexican-Israeli physicist

  • Fame53.8
  • Momentum2.0
  • Israel rank#246
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  • Fame53.8
  • Momentum2.0
  • Israel rank#246
  • Wikipedia2.4K
Lived 1947–2015, aged 68Israel
Israel flagIsraelScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    34 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Israel
    #246
    Scientists
  • Era
    1947–2015
    Aged 68
  • Awards
    5
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Jacob David Bekenstein was a Mexican-born American-Israeli theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation.

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Scientist
Category
Scientists
Country
Israel
Country rank
#246
Last updated
2026-06-19
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Source confidence60.0
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    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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Status
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Born
May 1, 1947
Died
August 16, 2015
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Last updated
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