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Werner Karl Heisenberg Timeline
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Early school years
Went to Maximilian school at Munich until 1920 where he later continued to the University of Munich to study physics under Sommerfeld, Rosenthal, Pringsheim, and Wein. -
Gottingen to study Physics
Went to Gottingen to study physics under Max Born, Franck, and Hilbert. -
Theory of Quantum Machanics
At the age of 23, published his theory of quantum mechanics. HIs theory was based on what can be observed on the radiation emitted by the atom. That we cannot always assign an electron a position in space at a given time. Mechanical quantities such as position, velocity, et. should be represented not by ordinary numbers but instead by matrices. -
Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
Was appointed Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen under Niels Bohr -
Professor of Theoretical Physics
At the age of 26, was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at the university of Leipzig. -
Lecture Tour
Went on a lecture tour to the United States, Japan, and India -
Nobel Prize for Physics
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen."(Noble Prize in Physics 1932) -
Professor of Physics at the University of Berlin
Was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Berlin and Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics there. -
Intern for the Manhattan Project
Interned at Farm Hall as part of the Manhattan Project's Alsos Mission to determine German scientists' knowledge regarding the development of an atomic bomb. (Atomic Heritage Foundation, 1901) -
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Became President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation -
Professor of Physics in the University of Munich
Was appointed Professor of Physics in the University of Munich