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Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976)

Heisenberg was a German physicist who contributed to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. He also made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory, and particle physics. Heisenberg set forth the matrix formulation of quantum mechanics in 1925. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Heisenberg was one of 10 German scientists arrested near the end of World War II under the American Operation Alsos. He was detained from May 1945 to January 1946 Heisenberg formulated the quantum theory of ferromagnetism, the neutron-proton model of the nucleus, the S-matrix theory in particle scattering, and various other breakthroughs in quantum theory and high-energy particle physics are associated with him. As an author, Heisenberg wrote more than 600 research papers, philosophical essays, and explanations. Hi