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Iakov Borisovich Zeldovich (Я́ков Бори́сович Зельдо́вич, March 8, 1914 – December 2, 1987) was a Soviet physicist working in the fields of shock waves, cosmology, and general relativity.

He won the Bruce Medal in 1983 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1984.

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References

Overbye, D. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Zeldovich, Ia. B. Physics of Shock Waves and High-Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena, Vol. 1 & 2. New York: Academic Press, 1966, 1967.
Zeldovich, Ia. B. and Novikov, I. D. Relativistic Astrophysics, Vol. 1: Stars and Relativity. New York: Dover, 1997.
Zeldovich, Ia. B. and Novikov, I. D. Relativistic Astrophysics, Vol. 2: The Structure and Evolution of the Universe. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1971.
Zeldovich, Ia. B. and Raizer, Yu. P. Elements of Gasdynamics and the Classical Theory of Shock Waves. New York: Academic Press, 1968.

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