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Gerard 't Hooft Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gerard 't Hooft, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

2 records1985–19932 events0 places

Chronological biography

1985

Brick Wall Model1985
Science / Physics · Physicist

Introduces the brick wall model for calculating black hole entropy from quantum fields near an event horizon.

1993

Holographic Principle1993
Science / Physics · Physicist

Argues that gravitational physics can be described by information encoded on a lower-dimensional boundary, helping establish the holographic principle.

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

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