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Werner Karl Heisenberg
1901 – 1976
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryWerner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist, one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics and a principal scientist in the German nuclear program during World War II.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 5, 1901
Würzburg
Date of death
February 1, 1976
Munich
Citizenship
German Empire · Weimar Republic · Nazi Germany · West Germany
Occupations & fields
theoretical physicistmountaineernon-fiction writeruniversity teachermathematicianphysicist
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderBavarian Order of MeritNiels Bohr International Gold MedalGreat Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyNobel Prize in PhysicsMax Planck Medal
Notable works
uncertainty principleKramers–Heisenberg formulaHeisenberg groupisospin
- Field and occupation
- nemecký teoretický fyzik
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