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Martinus Veltman
| Dutch physicist Date of Birth: 27.06.1931 Country: Netherlands |
Content:
- Childhood and Education
- Research at CERN and SLAC
- Career in Utrecht and the United States
- Scientific Collaborations
- Nobel Prize and Legacy
Childhood and Education
Martinus J.G.
Veltman was born in Waalwijk, Netherlands, on June 27, 1931, the fourth of six children to a primary school headmaster.
Martinus veltman biography of martin
He attended school in his hometown and went on to study physics at Utrecht University in 1948. In 1953, he completed his pre-diploma with an average grade. He received his diploma in 1956 and served three years of military service before pursuing a PhD in theoretical physics under Leon van Hove.
Research at CERN and SLAC
In 1961, Veltman moved to Geneva when his supervisor became director of the Theoretical Studies Division at CERN.
He completed his PhD in 1963 and spent several months observing neutrino experiments at CERN before moving to the SLAC laboratory at Stanford Univ