Werner Heisenberg By: Jessica Wendell

1900’s Born on December 5, 1901, in Würzburg, Germany –D–Dr. August and Anna Heisenberg are Werner’s parents –H–His father was professor of Greek language and literature

1910’s Entered the Maximilians-Gymnasium in Munich in September 1911 Impressed his teachers with his sheer intelligence October 1927, Heisenberg accepted appointment as professor of theoretical physics at the University of Leipzig, Germany

1920’s June 1922: Bohr and Heisenberg First Meet- Heisenberg challenges Bohr during Gottingen lecture series September 1924: begins research fellowship at Bohr's institute in Copenhagen 1927: Bohr and Heisenberg Defend Principles of Complementarity at Volta Conference, Lake Como October 1927, Heisenberg accepted appointment as professor of theoretical physics at the University of Leipzig, Germany

1930’s December 11, 1933: receives 1932 Nobel Prize for Physics

1940’s September 1941: travels to occupied Copenhagen to meet with Bohr May 3, 1945: Heisenberg Arrested Werner Heisenberg is arrested by invading U.S. forces at his home in Urfeld, Germany May-October 1945: Heisenberg Held at Farm Hall Heisenberg held in custody with other German atomic scientists at Farm Hall, an estate in England. Their conversations are secretly taped.

1950’s 1956: Heisenberg's Version Published Heisenberg's version of 1941 meeting with Bohr is published in Jungk's "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns.“ : Bohr Reads Heisenberg's Account Bohr drafts response to Heisenberg's account in Jungk's book of their meeting in Letter is never sent. Niels Bohr Werner Heisenberg Wolfgang Pauli

1970’s February 1, 1976; Werner Heisenberg Dies Heisenberg dies at home in Munich with family and friends.

FACTS Heisenberg's name will always be associated with his theory of quantum mechanics, published in 1925, when he was only 23 years old For this theory and the applications of it which resulted especially in the discovery of allotropic forms of hydrogen Since 1953 his own theoretical work was concentrated on the unified field theory of elementary particles which seems to him to be the key to an understanding of the physics of elementary particles

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