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Werner Heisenberg

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Werner Karl Heisenberg 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.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1901 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1901-12-05 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1976-02-01 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1976 2
Death Place
Munich, Germany 1
Nationality
German Empire 1
Nationality
Nazi Germany 1
Nationality
Weimar Republic 1
Nationality
West Germany 1
Notable Work
Heisenberg group 1
Notable Work
isospin 1
Notable Work
Kramers-Heisenberg formula 1
Notable Work
uncertainty principle 1
Birthplace
Würzburg, Germany 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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Long-Form Articles

Proposed

Additional Source Uncertainty Principle (Wikipedia)History section (edge: proposed-by, Heisenberg)
Sources
1. Werner Heisenberg (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): German Empire
    Q43287
  • P20 (place of death): Munich, Germany
    Q1726
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Weimar Republic
    Q41304
  • P19 (place of birth): Würzburg, Germany
    Q2999
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Nazi Germany
    Q7318
  • P800 (notable work): uncertainty principle
    Q44746
  • P27 (country of citizenship): West Germany
    Q713750
  • P800 (notable work): Kramers-Heisenberg formula
    Q975341
  • P800 (notable work): Heisenberg group
    Q1601337
  • P800 (notable work): isospin
    Q836938
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2. Werner Heisenberg (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Werner Karl Heisenberg 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.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1901-12-05
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1901-12-05
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 1976-02-01
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 1976-02-01
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Uncertainty Principle (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Uncertainty Principle, History section (edge: proposed-by, Heisenberg)
Quote, Proposed: Uncertainty Principle, History section (edge: proposed-by, Heisenberg)
First introduced in 1927 by German physicist Werner Heisenberg, the formal inequality relating the standard deviation of position and the standard deviation of momentum was derived by Earle Hesse Kennard later that year and by Hermann Weyl in 1928.
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