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Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist · Netherlands · Scientists · Born 1946 · age 80

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Gerardus "Gerard" 't Hooft is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his thesis advisor Martinus J. G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions."

A life in dates

2021Marcel Grossmann AwardAward2017“In practice, quantum mechanics merely gives predictions with probabilities attached.”In their words11 July 2017Q&A: Gerard 't Hooft on the future of quantum mechanics, Physics Today, 11 July 2017

2010Lomonosov Gold MedalAward2004Honorary Doctor of the University of Science and Technology of ChinaAward2003Akademiehoogleraren PrizeAward2000Honorary Doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille IIAward1999AkademiepenningAwardHigh Energy and Particle Physics PrizeAwardNobel Prize in PhysicsAwardOskar Klein MedalAward1995Franklin MedalAwardSpinoza PrizeAward1986Lorentz MedalAward1981Wolf Prize in PhysicsAward1979Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAward1946Born5 July 1946

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  1. In practice, quantum mechanics merely gives predictions with probabilities attached.

    Jul 11, 2017, Q&A: Gerard 't Hooft on the future of quantum mechanics, Physics Today, 11 July 2017, Own words

  2. If you really want to contribute to our theoretical understanding of physical laws - and it is an exciting experience if you succeed! - there are many things you need to know.

    How to become a good theoretical physicist, Own words

  3. Quantum mechanics as it stands would be perfect if we didn't have the quantum-gravity issue and a few other very deep fundamental problems.

    Does Some Deeper Level of Physics Underlie Quantum Mechanics? An Interview with Nobelist Gerard 't Hooft, Own words

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Awards

Marcel Grossmann Award2021
Lomonosov Gold Medal2010
Honorary Doctor of the University of Science and Technology of China2004
Akademiehoogleraren Prize2003
Honorary Doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II2000
Nobel Prize in Physics1999
Akademiepenning1999
Oskar Klein Medal1999
High Energy and Particle Physics Prize1999
Spinoza Prize1995
Franklin Medal1995
Lorentz Medal1986
Wolf Prize in Physics1981
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics1979
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80

In common with Gerard

Aage BohrBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsArnold SommerfeldBoth received Lorentz MedalDavid GrossBoth received Oskar Klein MedalRiccardo GiacconiBoth received Wolf Prize in PhysicsYoichiro NambuBoth received Oskar Klein MedalFrançois EnglertBoth received High Energy and Particle Physics Prize

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