Werner Heisenberg love

Werner Heisenberg

Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at werner heisenberg.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Werner Heisenberg.

Examples

  • It was there that Loomis had built a "state-of-the-art laboratory" that was visited, at various times, by Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Enrico Fermi and Albert Einstein.

    Allied in the Quest for Radar Henry Petroski 2011

  • Once, the German physicist Werner Heisenberg got into some trouble with Nazi authorities.

    Katie Engelhart: Political Fallout: Will Germany Go Nuclear-Free? Katie Engelhart 2011

  • The great quantum pioneer Werner Heisenberg declared that the universe presents a different face depending on how you question it.

    Deepak Chopra: Winning Back the Future: Here's How! -- Part 2 Deepak Chopra 2011

  • The authors take a straightforward approach to quantum weirdness, arguing with Werner Heisenberg, an early pioneer, that theories need only "make predictions to quantities that can be compared to experimental results"; theories do not necessarily need to provide a "satisfying mental picture for the internal workings" of a quantum system.

    Making Sense of It All Richard Lea 2011

  • They are the real thing, written by such luminaries as Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger, and presented more or less as they were originally published, though with the benefit of introductions setting each section in context.

    How Physics Got Weird John Gribbin 2011

  • The great quantum pioneer Werner Heisenberg declared that the universe presents a different face depending on how you question it.

    Deepak Chopra: Winning Back the Future: Here's How! -- Part 2 Deepak Chopra 2011

  • This is not what the founders of the theory, such as Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger and Werner Heisenberg, had in mind, although Einstein did say he mistrusted the theory because it made use of "spooky actions at a distance."

    A Portrait of the Subatomic World Jeremy Bernstein 2011

  • Their ancient philosophies have also influenced physicists, among them Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg and J. Robert Oppenheimer, who read from the Bhagavad Gita at a memorial service for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    Philip Goldberg: Are Eastern Religions More Science-Friendly? 2010

  • Their ancient philosophies have also influenced physicists, among them Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg and J. Robert Oppenheimer, who read from the Bhagavad Gita at a memorial service for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    Philip Goldberg: Are Eastern Religions More Science-Friendly? 2010

  • Isaac Newton was 23 when he began inventing calculus; Albert Einstein published several of his most important papers at the tender age of 26; Werner Heisenberg pioneered quantum mechanics in his mid-20s.

    Fleeting Youth, Fading Creativity Jonah Lehrer 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.