Jacob Bekenstein

Jacob David Bekenstein (Hebrew: יעקב בקנשטיין; May 1, 1947 – August 16, 2015)[1] was a Mexican-born American-Israeli theoretical physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation. He was of Jewish descent.[2]

Jacob Bekenstein
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Jacob Bekenstein
Born(1947-05-01)May 1, 1947
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedAugust 16, 2015(2015-08-16) (aged 68)
Helsinki, Finland
CitizenshipMexican, American, Israeli
Alma materPrinceton University
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Known forBlack hole thermodynamics
AwardsRothschild Prize in Physics (1988)
Israel Prize (2005)
Wolf Prize in Physics (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

References

  1. "Jacob Bekenstein, Black Hole Pioneer and Hebrew University Physicist, Has Died". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. The New York Times

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