Werner Heisenberg

Werner Heisenberg said the universe is stranger than we can think

Werner Heisenberg stated: 'What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.' The visual pairs this with a stylized cosmic scene featuring a glowing blue core and swirling tendrils.… Mostrar más

Werner Heisenberg said it plain: the universe is stranger than we think, and stranger than we can think

Werner Heisenberg, a founding figure of quantum mechanics, studied at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich under Arnold Sommerfeld, then worked with Niels Bohr in Copenhagen. In 1925, he created matrix mechanics,… Mostrar más

Werner Heisenberg quantum mechanics

Dirac and Heisenberg at the 1933 Solvay Conference in Brussels

Dirac Heisenberg 1933 Solvay Conference

In 1931, Albert Einstein sent a nomination letter to the Nobel Committee in Stockholm, dated 30 September 1931, recommending two pioneers of quantum mechanics: Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg.

Einstein nomination letter Schrödinger Heisenberg 1931

A group of six pioneering physicists, Niels Bohr, Peter Debye, Werner Heisenberg, Otto Stern, Orso Mario Corbino, and Enrico Fermi, gathered at a conference in Rome. An extraordinary concentration of quantum mechanics… Mostrar más

Quantum physicists Rome conference

Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli sit together for a serious conversation in 1938.

Niels Bohr Werner Heisenberg Wolfgang Pauli 1938