Werner Heisenberg - Randolph

Birth

Dec 5, 1901

Werner Heisenberg was born on December 5, 1901 in Würzburg, Germany

Uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg uncertainty principle

1927

Is a theory that the position and velocity of an object cannot be measured exactly at the same time. That these two things, exact position and exact velocity have no place in nature.

Uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg uncertainty principle Video

1927

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKELOE9eY4

Uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg uncertainty principle

1927

Heisenberg drew a philosophically profound conclusion: absolute causal determinism was impossible, since it required exact knowledge of both position and momentum as initial conditions.(“Werner Heisenberg | Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts”)

Uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg uncertainty principle

1927

This paper articulated the uncertainty, or indeterminacy, principle. Quantum mechanics demonstrated, according to Heisenberg, that the momentum (p) and position (x) of a particle could not both be exactly measured simultaneously. Instead, a relation exists between the indeterminacies (Δ) in the measurement of these variables such that ΔpΔx ≥ h/4π (where h is Planck’s constant, or 6.62606957 × 10−34 joule∙second).(“Werner Heisenberg | Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts”)

Death

Feb 1, 1976

He passed away on February 1, 1976, Munich in West Germany.

MLA Citation

1977

“Werner Heisenberg - Heisenberg and the Nazi Party.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/biography/Werner-Heisenberg/Heisenberg-and-the-Nazi-Party.