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Werner Heisenberg 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976

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  • Birth

    "Werner Heisenberg was born on 5th December, 1901, at Würzburg. He was the son of Dr. August Heisenberg and his wife Annie Wecklein."
    Werner Heisenberg – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sat. 25 Jul 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1932/heisenberg/biographical/

  • Doctorate

    He earned his doctorate with a thesis in hydrodynamics

  • The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Explained Intuitively

    [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwt6wUUD2QI] You can not have both the position and momentum of a particle at the same time

  • Nobel peace prize in physics

    Werner is given the Nobel Peace Prize in physics for his work with atomic physics, contributing to the creation of Quantum physics Award ceremony speech. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2020. Sat. 25 Jul 2020. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1932/ceremony-speech/

  • Death

    He died at home of kidney cancer