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Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Occupations
astrophysicist, chemist, inventor, physicist, university teacher
Wikipedia
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld