Werner Heisenberg // DOB: Dec 5, 1901 - DOD: Feb 01, 1976

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    Werner Heisenburg Birthdate

    Werner Heisenburg was born in Wrüzburg, Germany.
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    Heisenburg obtains Ph.D.

    In 1923 Werner Heisenburg graduated from the University of Munich with a Ph.D.
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    Werner Heisenburg awarded a Noble Prize

    In 1932 Werner Heisenburg was awarded a Noble Prize for Physics for “ The Creation of Quantum Physics”. Werner Heisenburg had released and publish the theory since 1925 when he was 23 years old.
  • Werner Heisenburg contributes to a German atomic program

    From 1941 to 1945 Heisenburg worked to contribute to a German atomic program. During WWII the German’s wanted to compete with the Manhattan project on creating a nuclear weapon. Towards to the of 1942 Heisenburg spoke with Nazi architect Albert Speer, “A bomb cannot be built before 1945”. In 1944 numerous German scientist were in custody, also leading up to the German’s declaring they would not come out on top.
  • Werner Heisenburg Death

    Feburary 01, 1976 Werner Heisenburg died in the comfort of his own home from Kidney cancer.