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Werner Heisenberg was born in Würzburg, Germany.
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Heisenberg earns his doctorates in physics from the University of Munich. His father was a professor of Modern Greek language at the institution.
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Heisenberg published his paper "On Quantum-Theoretical Reinterpretation of Kinematic and Mechanical Relations." Through this, he introduced the concept of matrix mechanics - a pillar of quantum mechanics. Later in the same year, Heisenberg, Max Born, and Pascual Jordan, published "On Quantum Mechanics" and "On Quantum Mechanics II." Source:
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Heisenberg publishes "On the Perceptual Content of Quantum Theoretical Kinematics and Mechanics."
This principle established an inverse relationship between the accuracy of knowing a particle's exact position and its exact momentum; the more we knew of one, the less we knew of the other. The introduction of this principle can be classified as a scientific revolution or paradigm shift since particles were thought to have behaved in more predictable Newtonian ways but were now random/uncertain. -
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In 1932, Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in discovering quantum mechanics. His contributions allowed for the "discovery of allotropic forms of hydrogen." Source:
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Heisenberg passed away in Munich, Germany, due to complications from cancer. He was 74 years old. Source:
"Werner Heisenberg - Biographical". NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2022. Web. 24 Feb 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1932/heisenberg/biographical/.