Martinus J. G. Veltman

Martinus J. G. Veltman (born June 27, 1931, in Waalwijk) is a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics with his former student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory.

Quotes

• We understand many things about particles and their interactions, but this and other mysteries make it very clear that we are nowhere close to a full understanding.
  • Martinus Veltman (2003). Facts and mysteries in elementary particle physics. World Scientific. p. 3. ISBN 981238149X. 

• Great physics does not automatically imply complicated mathematics!
  • Martinus Veltman (2003). Facts and mysteries in elementary particle physics. World Scientific. p. 15. ISBN 981238149X. 

• The reader may ask why in this book string theory and supersymmetry have not been discussed. ... The fact is that this book is about physics and this implies that the theoretical ideas discussed must be supported by experimental facts. Neither supersymmetry and string theory satisfy this criterion. They are figments of the theoretical mind.
  • Martinus Veltman (2003). Facts and mysteries in elementary particle physics. World Scientific. p. 308. ISBN 981238149X. 

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