Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Gerard 't Hooft

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Dutch physicist Gerard 't Hooft.

Last updated on November 22, 2024.

Gerardus (Gerard) 't Hooft is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor 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".

Dutch - Physicist | Born: July 5, 1946

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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. First of all, be serious about it!

Gerard 't Hooft

On your way towards becoming a bad theoretician, take your own immature theory, stop checking it for mistakes, don't listen to colleagues who do spot weaknesses, and start admiring your own infallible intelligence.

Gerard 't Hooft