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Werner Heisenberg
Uncertainty Principle
Born 1901 🇩🇪 Germany 1927
⚛️ Known For
1
Uncertainty Principle — position and momentum cannot both be precisely known
2
Matrix mechanics — first complete formulation of quantum mechanics
3
Nobel Prize in Physics (1932)
Core of quantum mechanics
Quick Facts
Field
⚛️ Physics
Country
🇩🇪 Germany
Born
1901
Key Year
1927
Invention
Uncertainty Principle