Background
Bekenstein, Jacob David was born on May 1, 1947 in Mexico City. Son of Joseph and Esther (Wladyslawovsky) Bekenstein.
Bekenstein, Jacob David was born on May 1, 1947 in Mexico City. Son of Joseph and Esther (Wladyslawovsky) Bekenstein.
Bachelor of Science, Polytech. Institute, Brooklyn, 1969. Master of Science, Polytech.
Institute, Brooklyn, 1969. Master of Science, Princeton University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1972.
Postdoctoral associate, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1974;
senior lecturer, Ben Gurion Universities, Beersheva, Israel, 1974-1976;
associate professor, Ben Gurion Universities, Beersheva, Israel, 1976-1978;
professor, Ben Gurion Universities, Beersheva, Israel, 1978-1990;
Arnow Professor Astrophysics, Ben Gurion Universities, Beersheva, Israel, 1983-1990;
professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1990;
Polak Professor of Theoretical Physics, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1993. Member county Israel Science Foundation, Jerusalem, 1989-1992, Rothschild Prizes Foundation, Jerusalem, 1993-1997. Member Wolf Prizes Committee, Herzelya, Israel, 1994-1996.
Member Israel Academy of Sciences.
Married Bilha Surek, January 18, 1978. Children: Yehonadav, Uriyah, Rivka.
