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Werner Heisenberg

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1901–1976 · Quantum mechanics, Nuclear physics
German theoretical physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics. He formulated the matrix version of quantum theory and the famous uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible to simultaneously measure the exact position and momentum of a particle. He contributed to nuclear theory, quantum electrodynamics, and particle physics.

Biography

Born in Würzburg. Studied at the University of Munich, worked with Niels Bohr, Max Born, Pascual Jordan. Professor in Leipzig, director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for the creation of quantum mechanics.

Key discoveries

💡 Heisenberg was a talented pianist and seriously agonized between a career as a musician and a physicist.
Quote: "“The first gulp from the goblet of natural science makes you an atheist, but at the bottom of the goblet God awaits us.”"
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