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From 1943, Zeldovich, a self-taught physicist, started his career by playing a crucial role in the development of the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. In 1963, he returned to academia to embark on pioneering ...
The Gold Medal is presented biennially to one scientist during the International Symposium on Combustion. The Gold Medal is named after YakovBorisovichZeldovich (1914-1987), a world renowned physicist at the Academy o...
Nov 22, 2022 · In 1977, Zel'dovich together with Fyodor Shapiro was awarded the Kurchatov Medal, the highest award in nuclear physics of the USSR.
Apr 3, 2025 · The ZeldovichMedals are conferred by the Russian Academy of Sciences and COSPAR to young scientists for excellence and achievements. They honor the memory of the distinguished astrophysicist Academician ...
As the leader of the construction of the general theory of the atomic bomb, in 1949 he was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labor with the award of the Order of Lenin and was awarded the title...
Recipients of the Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Recipients of the Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
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Internationally, Zeldovich was awarded an honorary membership to the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, and won the Bruce Medal from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Zeldovich also studied neutron stars and black holes, and he expanded upon Stephen Hawking’s description of black hole evaporation. Along with many Soviet science awards, Zeldovich received the Dirac Medal of the ICTP...
The Ya. B. Zeldovich Gold Medal is one of the highest awards of The Combustion Institute, presented biennially during the International Symposium on Combustion. Gold medals are bestowed to scientists whose major contr...