Gerardus ‘t Hooft Ph.D.
Gerardus ‘t Hooft Ph.D.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1999
Nobel co-recipient Martinus J.G. Veltman
Name: Gerardus ‘t Hooft
Birth: 5 July 1946, Den Helder, the Netherlands
Institution: Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Award: For elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics
Subject: Particle physics
Portion of cash: 1/2
Patents: t’Hooft has not patented his work.
“A man who knows everything,” my answer at age 8 yrs, regarding what I’d like to become when I grow up. I meant “scientist”, someone who unravels the secrets of the fundamental Laws of Nature.
Books
Thesis
Bearing Laureate’s Name
History of Discovery
External Links Text/Video
Eponym
History of Discovery
Title: 50 Years of Yang-Mills Theory
Author: G. t’ Hooft
Publisher: World Scientific, 2005
ISBN: 9812567143, 9789812567147
Length: 487 pages