Werner Heisenberg was one of the founders of quantum mechanics. In 1925, aged 23, he created a new mathematical way to describe atoms. Two years later he set out his uncertainty principle. It says you cannot know both the exact position and speed of a particle at the same time. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932. During the Second World War he led Germany's nuclear research. Historians still debate his role and intentions.
Key Milestones
1925: Matrix mechanics – quantum theory
1927: Uncertainty principle – published
1932: Nobel Prize in Physics
1939: Uranium project – German nuclear research
Werner Karl Heisenberg (German:; 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) 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's birthday is December 5. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Würzburg, Germany.
How old was Werner Heisenberg when he died?
Werner Heisenberg died on February 1, 1976, aged 74.
Who shares a birthday with Werner Heisenberg?
Famous people who share Werner Heisenberg's December 5 birthday include Walt Disney, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Martin Van Buren, Julius II and Józef Piłsudski.
