Heisenberg

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H0128100 (hī′zən-bûrg′, -bĕrk′), Werner Karl 1901-1976. German physicist who won a 1932 Nobel Prize as one of the founders of quantum mechanics. He later developed the uncertainty principle.

Heisenberg

(ˈhaɪzənˌbɜːɡ; German ˈhaizənbɛrk) n (Biography) Werner Karl (ˈvɛrnər karl). 1901–76, German physicist. He contributed to quantum mechanics and formulated the uncertainty principle (1927): Nobel prize for physics 1932

Hei•sen•berg

(ˈhaɪ zənˌbɜrg)

n. Werner Karl, 1901–76, German physicist: Nobel prize 1932.

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Heisenberg - German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976)Werner Karl Heisenberg