Yakov Perelman
Yakov I. Perelman | |
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Yakov Perelman around 1910. | |
| Born | Solomon-Yakov Isidorovich Perelman December 4, 1882 Belostok, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 16, 1942 (aged 59) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (Russian: Яков Исидорович Перельман; 4 December [O.S. 22 November] 1882 – 16 March 1942) was a Russian and Soviet science writer and author of many popular science books, including Physics Can Be Fun and Mathematics Can Be Fun (both translated from Russian into English).