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Dutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021)

Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (Dutch pronunciation:[mɑrˈtinʏɕʏsˈtinʏsxoːdəˈfridʏsˈtiniˈvɛltmɑn];^[a] 27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021)^[1][2][3][4] was a Dutch theoretical physicist.

On 4 January , Veltman died in his home in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.[12].

On 4 January , Veltman died in his home in Bilthoven, the Netherlands.[12].

Veltman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics." He.

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Veltman has the distinction of becoming the first ICTP Dirac Medallist to receive a Nobel Prize: his came in , shared with Gerardus 't Hooft.

He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory.^[5]

Biography

Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman was born in Waalwijk, Netherlands, on 27 June 1931.

His father was the head of the local primary school. Three of his father's siblings were primary school teachers. His mother's father was a contractor and also ran a café. He was the fourth child in a family with six children.

He started studying mathematics and physics at Utrecht University in 1948.^[6]

As a youth he had a great interest in radio electronics, which was a difficult hobby to work on because the occupying