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Werner Heisenberg

Born

in Würzburg, Germany

December 05, 1901

Died

February 01, 1976

Genre

Science, Phsyics

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Werner Heisenberg (AKA W. Heisenberg) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory, and particle physics.

He won the 1932 Nobel prize in physics "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen". ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 5,276 ratings · 399 reviews · 127 distinct works • Similar authors

	Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science by Werner Heisenberg, Paul C.W. Davies (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 3,167 ratings — published 1958 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations 4.35 avg rating — 1,124 ratings — published 1969 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantentheorie und Philosophie 4.18 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1932	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory by Werner Heisenberg, Carl Eckart (Translator), F.C. Hoyt (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1930 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Problems of Quantum Physics 4.39 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encounters with Einstein and Other Essays on People, Places and Particles 4.15 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1980 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nuclear Physics 4.27 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1947 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Across the Frontier (World Perspectives, Volume 48) by Werner Heisenberg, Ruth Nanda Anshen (Editor), Peter Heath (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Dear Li: Correspondence, 1937-1946 by Werner Heisenberg, Elisabeth Heisenberg, Irene Heisenberg (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ordnung der Wirklichkeit 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.”
― Werner Heisenberg, Across the Frontiers

tags: particles, physics, quantum, reality, science, strange

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“What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”
― Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science

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“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.”
― Werner Heisenberg

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