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Birth
Werner Heisenberg was born on December 5, 1901 in Würzburg, Germany -
Uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
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. -
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Uncertainty principle or the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
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
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
He passed away on February 1, 1976, Munich in West Germany. -
MLA Citation
“Werner Heisenberg - Heisenberg and the Nazi Party.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/biography/Werner-Heisenberg/Heisenberg-and-the-Nazi-Party.
