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Birthplace
Werner Heisenberg was born in Wurzburg, Germany. His father was an educated man and professor Medieval Greek studies. Werner took after his parents and excelled during his education. Especially talented at mathematics, Werner excelled during his early education at the Maxiimilian school in Munich. -
Formal Education at University of Munich
In 1920 Heisenberg began his formal education at the University of Munich. In 3 short years he completed his Ph.D. After completion of his thesis on Hydrodynamics he became Assistant to Max Born, a physicist who later aided in the development of Quantum Mechanics, at the University of Göttingen. After roughly a year at Göttingen he recieved his venia legendi, or the authority to teach and hold lectures on his own. -
Principle of Uncertainty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKELOE9eY4 The video above can explain the Uncertainty Principle far better than I, but in short his discovery proved that the observance of an electron could only provide information on one variable at a time. Either the speed or location could be determined by observation, but both could not be ascertained at once. -
Phenomena of Superconductivity
While ultimately Heisenberg's research into superconductivity was a failure, due to the fact that he was not able to fully explain why superconductivity occurred when metal was cooled to an extreme level, his efforts and research helped to lay the ground work so future researched would be able to fully explain the issue. Please us the link below to fully understand why this issue is so important for modern science! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT5Xl5ppn48 -
Death
After a exceedingly influential life Heisenberg died in his home from kidney cancer. His scientific and academic careers influenced scientific advancement in ways that are hard to even quantify!
