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Werner Heisenberg Born in Würzburg, Germany December, 5th 1901
Below is a link, for a short overview of Werner Heisenberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc6Se8UXWq8 -
Freikorps
Heisenberg arrives in Munich to fight the Bavarian Soviet Republic as a member of the Freikorps in 1919. The Freikorps, are military style units comprised of volunteers that fought as "mercenaries" in the 18th to 20th century. -
Education
Heisenberg studied at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Georg-August University of Göttingen from 1920 to 1923. While attending, Werner Heisenberg studied Physics and Mathematics. Upon completion of his studies, Werner received his doctorate in 1923. -
Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
In 1926, Werner Heisenberg was appointed Lecturer In Theoretical Physics. There he would serve under Niels Bohr, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1922 for contributing "in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them". Werner would become appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics the very next year in 1927 -
Uncertainty Principle
Werner Heisenberg is credited with being the first to introduce the "uncertainty principle". The uncertainty principle is, "any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the accuracy with which the values for certain pairs of physical quantities of a particle, such as Position (x) and Momentum (p) can be predicted from initial conditions" (wikipedia.com, 2021) -
Big Trophy Case
Werner Heisenberg is awarded the Matteucci Medal. The award was created to show recognition to physicists for their contributions regarding Physics. Niels Bohr was also a recipient of this award in 1923. -
Nobel Prize in Physics
Werner Heisenberg is 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" (nobelprixe.org, 2021) -
Family
Werner Heisenberg married Elisabeth Schumacher on April, 29th, 1937. The couple would have 7 children. Maria, Wolfgang, Barbara, Christine, Jochen, Martin and Verena. -
Uranverein
Uranverein was formed on September 1st, 1939 as the German nuclear weapons program. Heisenberg told Germany's Minister of Armaments that a bomb was not capable of being built before 1945. The race between the United States and Germany to build a nuclear bomb is well documented with the Manhattan Project. While leading the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, a conspiracy has been tossed around regarding if Werner had deliberately slowed down the Germans from completing the nuclear bomb. -
Post World-War II
Following World-War II, Werner Heisenberg was released from British custody in 1946. He would come back to Germany and take on various new roles post-war. in 1949, he would become the German Research Council President. In 1953, Werner would also play a vital role regarding Germany's acceptance into CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research. Throughout these years, Werner would continue to receive numerous awards and delve deeper into Quantum Mechanics. -
Finally Achieved
In 1958, Werner Heisenberg takes an academic position in Munich. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z9IB9wIcnWk" -
Werner Heisenberg dies February 1st, 1976.
