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Werner Heisenberg

Uncertainty Principle

Born 1901 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany 1927

โš›๏ธ Known For

1

Uncertainty Principle โ€” position and momentum cannot both be precisely known

2

Matrix mechanics โ€” first complete formulation of quantum mechanics

3

Nobel Prize in Physics (1932)

Core of quantum mechanics

Quick Facts

Field

โš›๏ธ Physics

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany

Born

1901

Key Year

1927

Invention

Uncertainty Principle