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Werner Heisenberg 05 Dec 1901 - 01 Feb 1976

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    Planck, and Old Quantum Theory

    The early days of the quantum world was mainly the pursuit of answering inquiry that classical physics could not. Max Planck, credited as the father of the quantum theory, proposed that energy is absorbed in small packets, or quanta, (E=hf) where the size of the quanta (E) is equal to its frequency (f) multiplied by Planck’s constant. (h) Planck’s work would serve as the foundation of wave, and matrix mechanics that would be formulated two decades later by Heisenberg, and his colleagues.

  • Matrix Mechanics

    Matrix Mechanics
    In June of 1925, Werner Heisenberg was attempting to create consistent calculations pertaining to the spectral lines of hydrogen, where he then created new calculations that corresponded with that of matrix calculations fashioned by mathematicians before his time. (Heisenberg) After revision, and modification with Max Born, and Pascual Jordan, the three minds created the first reliable interpretation of quantum mechanics, accounting for electron transmission between the electron orbits of atoms.

  • Certainly Uncertain

    Certainly Uncertain
    What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? by Orzel, C.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKELOE9eY4 In quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is a concept developed by Werner Heisenberg, which limits the accuracy of particles being observed. One cannot simultaneously distinguish the exact special location, and velocity of a particle, but can only know the precise value of one, or the other at a given time. Too much precision produces great uncertainty. (Sen)

  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    In 1932, Heisenberg was nominated for the Nobel Prize by his colleague Max Born, and the legendary Albert Einstein "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen." (Nobel Foundation) Despite his nomination, and eventual award in November 1933, Heisenberg was reluctant to receive it, as he firmly believed that Born contributed just as much as he did to the advent of the formulation of matrix mechanics.