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Birthplace
Werner Heisenberg was born on 5 December, 1901 in Würzburg, Germany. -
Matrix Mechanics
Matrix Mechanics was the first correct and complete definition of quantum mechanics. Heisenberg, along with Max Born and Pascual Jordan created this formulation. Quantum mechanics was the attempt to outline and account for the properties of molecules and atoms; protons, electrons, neutrons, etc but have these properties include the interactions of the particles with one another along with electromagnectic radiation. -
The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle was also knows as the Heisenberg uncertainty principle or indeterminacy principle. This principle is significant for exceedingly small masses of atoms and subatomic particles. All particles have a wavelength and exhibit wavelike behavior. The more intense the wavelength determines the momentum of that particle. Being able to get an accurate measurement involves large uncertainty in the measurement of a well defined wavelength or a localized wavelength. -
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Nobel Prize
Werner Karl Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen." -
WWII
In 1939 Werner was drafted to work for the Army Weapons Bureau concerning nuclear energy after Germany invaded Poland. After some time he was given the lead role in Germany's nuclear research. Because of the discovery of nuclear fission, the Germans wanted him to aid in creating a nuclear weapon for them to use on the battlefield. Heisenberg and his team were unsuccessful in this field, some say he was incompetent while others say it was deliberate. -
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Post WWII
In January 1946, Werner was released by British Authorities and resumed his authority at the reconstituted Kaiser Wilhelm. During his postwar years, Werner took on many different as an administrator of and spokesperson for German science. Heisenberg spend most of his later years teaching and furthering his education on the quantum field theory. -
Date of Death
On February 1, 1976, Werner Heisenberg died at the age of 76 from cancer of the kidneys and gall bladder.
