Seth Rogen & Edward Norton Present Gerard ‘t Hooft with 2025 Special Breakthrough Prize in Physics
Edward Norton and Seth Rogen presented a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics to Gerardus ‘t Hooft, honoring him for a half-century of contributions to quantum field theory and the Standard Model of particle physics. Telling the story of his journey in science, Rogen summed up, โThe boy who dreamed of discovering โsomething new in natureโ has advanced our knowledge of the Universe as much as any physicist in the last half century.โ
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The eleventh Breakthrough Prize awards celebrated outstanding scientific achievements, honoring scientists driving remarkable discoveries in gene editing, human diseases, the search for the fundamental laws of the Universe and pure mathematics. Held at the Barker Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA, presentations were given by Christina Aguilera, Drew Barrymore, MrBeast, Lily Collins, Vin Diesel, Jodie Foster, Gal Gadot, Salma Hayek Pinault, Ke Huy Quan, Gayle King, Edward Norton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Seth Rogen, Lauren Sanchez, Jeremy Strong, will.i.am, and more. With live performances by Katy Perry and Sia. Continued at
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