Thomas Hertog

Thomas Hertog

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Thomas Hertog is an internationally renowned cosmologist who was for many years a close collaborator of the late Stephen Hawking. He received his doctorate from the University of Cambridge and is currently professor of theoretical physics at the University of Leuven, where he studies the quantum nature of the big bang.

Articles by: Thomas Hertog

On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory by Thomas Hertog

Stephen Hawking wanted scientists to 'make black holes' on Earth. Physics says it's possible.

By Thomas Hertog published

When Stephen Hawking and I visited the Large Hadron Collider, he hoped for an unexpected physics breakthrough. His dreams may not be impossible.