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.
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Bearing t’Hooft’s Name
Asteroid 9491 Thooft is named for 1999 Nobel physics laureate Gerardus ‘t Hooft. The laureate ‘t Hooft has drawn up a constitution for future visitors of the asteroid, poking fun at the IAU’s naming conventions, as in article 4 with, “Since the I.A.U. was unable to place an apostrophe in the name of 9491 Thooft, any other uses of apostrophes on 9491 Thooft or within its territorial zone will be outlawed. No keyboards that have an apostrophe key will be allowed on the asteroid.”