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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.
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Noun1.HeisenbergHeisenberg - German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)
Werner Karl Heisenberg
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Werner Heisenberg, the father of quantum mechanics, profoundly said, "What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
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