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Heisenberg

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Hei·sen·berg  (hzn-bûrg, -brk), Werner Karl 1901-1976.
German physicist and a founder of quantum mechanics. He won a 1932 Nobel Prize for his uncertainty principle.
Heisenberg [ˈhaɪzənˌbɜːg (German) ˈhaizənbɛrk]
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(Biographies / Heisenberg, Werner Karl (1901-1976) M, German, SCIENCE: physicist) Werner Karl (ˈvɛrnər karl). 1901-76, German physicist. He contributed to quantum mechanics and formulated the uncertainty principle (1927): Nobel prize for physics 1932
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Noun1.HeisenbergHeisenberg - German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)
Werner Karl Heisenberg


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