German Physicist and Philosopher Werner Karl Heisenberg: Born on December 5, 1901- Died on February 1, 1976

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  • Werner Heisenberg and Hydrodynamics of Turbulent Flows

    Werner Heisenberg and Hydrodynamics of Turbulent Flows
    In 1923 Werner Heisenberg tried to "determine the precise transition of a smoothly flowing fluid (laminar flow) to turbulent flow"
    Segre, Emilio. “The Sad Story of Heisenberg's Doctorate (1920-1927).” The Sad Story of Heisenberg's Doctorate - Heisenberg Web Exhibit, history.aip.org/web-exhibits/heisenberg/sad-story.html

  • Quantum Mechanics

    Quantum Mechanics
    Werner Heisenberg discovered a way to formulate quantum mechanics in terms of matrices. Was even awarded a Nobel Prize for physics in 1932. View this video for more information:
    https://youtu.be/xbpOMkBMtYU

  • Uncertainty Principle

    Uncertainty Principle
    "Very roughly, it states that if we know everything about where a particle is located (the uncertainty of position is small), we know nothing about its momentum (the uncertainty of momentum is large), and vice versa." (Ling para1) Watch this for more:
    https://youtu.be/noZWLPpj3to Ling, Samuel J., et al. “The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.” University Physics Volume 3, OpenStax, 1 Sept. 2016, opentextbc.ca/universityphysicsv3openstax/chapter/the-heisenberg-uncertainty-principle/

  • The Atomic Nucleus

    The Atomic Nucleus
    "Heisenberg also worked on the theory of the atomic nucleus following the discovery of the neutron in 1932, developing a model fo proton and neutron interaction in an early description of what decades later came to be known as the strong force" (Beyler, para 8) Beyler, Richard. “Werner Heisenberg.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 28 May 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Werner-Heisenberg.