Gerard 't Hooft
Nobel prize winning physicist, t' Hooft is the author of Time in Powers of Ten and In Search of the Ultimate Building Blocks. He now has a website dedicated to helping young people achieve their own Nobel Prize with the help of his teaching.
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Nobel prize winning physicist, t' Hooft is the author of Time in Powers of Ten and In Search of the Ultimate Building Blocks. He now has a website dedicated to helping young people achieve their own Nobel Prize with the help of his teaching.
Gerard 't Hooft In..
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