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Werner Heisenberg
In this online interactive history quiz learning exercise, learners respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the accomplishments of Werner Heisenberg. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Understanding: Uncertainty
Students discuss the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and how it applies to the subatomic world. Working in groups, they design a model that would help others to understand the uncertainty principle. Written explanations are included...
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Werner Heisenberg
In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the life and accomplishments of Werner Heisenberg.
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American Institute of Physics: Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle
This resource is an online exhibit covering Heisenberg's physics, career, personal, and political life.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Werner Heisenberg
German born Werner Heisenberg was a notable physicist who worked on numerous projects, including quantum theory.
PBS
Science Odyssey: Heisenberg States Uncertainty Principle
Explains the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, that it is impossible to know both the momentum and position of an electron, along with describing the impact that it made upon the scientific community upon its introduction in 1927.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Werner Heisenberg
In this Spanish-language entry, trace the life and accomplishments of Werner Heisenberg, the great physicist whose work with quantum mechanics resulted in earning the Nobel Prize.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Werner Heisenberg
Find out about German scientist, Werner Heisenberg, a theoretical physicist who was one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Werner Karl Heisenberg Biographical
This website provides information on the life and scientific contributions of Werner Heisenburg, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "creation of quantum mechanics." Read the Prize Presentation Speech in which Professor H....
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Scientists Who Believed in God
It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Uncertainty Principle
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the uncertainty principle and its association with Werner Heisenberg.
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Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Some references to web links regarding Werner Heisenberg, the uncertainty principle and quantum mechanics.
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A Short History of the Atom
A classroom wiki where students present profiles of scientists who developed models of the atom or who contributed to the understanding of atomic theory. Covers Democritus, Aristotle, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Marie...
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Werner Heisenberg (1901 1976)
A portrait of Werner Heisenberg from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.