Werner Heisenberg

By TaeVon BoydCaDeisha HarrisCody Newcomb

Heisenberg’s Biography• Werner Heisenberg was born on December 5,

1901.• His father was Dr. August Heisenberg and his

mother was Anne Wecklein.• Heisenberg attended Maximilian at Munich until

1920.

Heisenberg’s Biography

• In 1929, he went on a lecture tour to United States, Japan, and India.

• In 1941, he was appointed professor of physics at the University of Berlin.

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• During 1955 Heisenberg was occupied with preparations for the removal of the Max Planck Institute for Physics to Munich.

• Apart from many medals and prizes, Heisenberg received an honorary doctorate of the University of Bruxelles, of the Technological University Karlsruhe.

Werner Heisenberg

• And recently (1964) of the University of Budapest; he is also recipient of the Order of Merit of Bavaria, and the Grand Cross for Federal Services with Star (Germany).

• His theory of quantum mechanics was published in 1925, when he was only 23 years old.

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• In 1948 Heisenberg stayed for some months in Cambridge, England, to give lectures, and in 1950 and 1954 he was invited to lecture in the United States.

• Werner Heisenberg died on February 1, 1976.

Young and old pictures of Heisenburg

Uncertainty Principle

• The principle that the momentum and position of a particle cannot both be precisely determined at the same time.

• A quantum particle can never be in a state of rest, as this would mean we know both its position and momentum precisely.

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• Uncertainty principle derives from the measurement problem, the intimate connection between the wave and particle nature of quantum objects.

• The change in a velocity of a particle becomes more ill defined as the wave function is confined to a smaller region.

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• The birth of quantum mechanics is intimately linked with the theories and discoveries relating to the nature of light.

• In laymen's terms it basically means when you measure an atom for position, you cannot find its velocity, but when you measure its velocity you cannot find its position.

Video Link• uncertainty principle (physics) -- Britannica Online

Encyclopedia

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• “Heisenberg and Uncertainty.” Physics.nus.edu. Web. 7 February, 2013.

• “The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.” Damniwtnbiology.wikispaces.com. Web. 7 February, 2013.