Werner Karl Heisenberg (/ ˈhaɪ.zən.bɜːrɡ /; [2] German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈhaɪzn̩bɛʁk] ⓘ; 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) [3] was a German theoretical physicist, one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics, and a principal scientist in the German nuclear program during World War II.
Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and philosopher who discovered (1925) a way to formulate quantum mechanics in terms of matrices. For that discovery, he was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physics.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1932 was awarded to Werner Karl Heisenberg "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen"
German physicist Werner Heisenberg was a leader in physics, winning the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible to specify the exact position and momentum of a particle (tiny piece of matter) at the same time.
Heisenberg's breakthrough, to put it simply, was that in order calculations for particles could not be done using classical arithmetic, but instead with matrices.
Heisenberg was born in Würzburg, Germany, in 1901. Growing up during World War I and disgusted by its aftermath, he became a leader in his local New Boy Scouts, which promoted nationalistic ideas and embraced German romanticism through poetry, music, and natural beauty.
Werner Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum theory.
German theoretical physicists were constantly under attack, and, among them, Heisenberg became the main target of Stark’s criticisms. In the heated and politically charged debate over new academic appointments and research project funding, Heisenberg came to be called “White Jew.”