Jacob Bekenstein
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- Born
- 1947-05-01
- Died
- 2015-08-16
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Kütleçekim Kara Delikler ve Bilgi Üzerine
- Albert Einstein memorial lectures
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A power primer.
· 1992 · cited 41,065x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,528x
- A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales
· 1960 · cited 31,158x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
· 2013 · cited 15,734x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jacob David Bekenstein , ( 1947-05-01 ) May 1, 1947, Mexico City , Mexico
- Died
- August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16) (aged 68), Helsinki , Finland
- Education
- Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn , Princeton University
- Known for
- Bekenstein bound Bekenstein–Hawking formula Black hole thermodynamics No-hair theorem AQUAL Tensor–vector–scalar gravity
- Awards
- Rothschild Prize in Physics (1988) Israel Prize (2005) Racah Lecture (2006) Wolf Prize in Physics (2012) Einstein Prize (APS) (2015)
- Fields
- Theoretical physics
- Institutions
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Doctoral advisor
- John Wheeler
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 May 1947
- Died
- 16 August 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Mexico City
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- astrophysicist
- Employer
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Languages spoken
Article
Jacob David Bekenstein (Hebrew: יעקב דוד בקנשטיין; May 1, 1947 – August 16, 2015) 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.
Early life and education
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1947 births2015 deathsAcademic staff of Ben-Gurion University of the NegevAcademic staff of the Hebrew University of JerusalemAmerican relativity theoristsBurials at Har HaMenuchotInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholarsIsraeli astronomersIsraeli physicistsIsrael Prize in physics recipientsJewish American physicistsMembers of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities