Heisenberg

American  

[hahy-zuhn-burg, hahy-zuhn-berk] / ˈhaɪ zənˌbɜrg, ˈhaɪ zənˌbɛrk /

noun

1. Werner Karl 1901–76, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1932.

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Heisenberg British  

/ ˈhaizənbɛrk, ˈhaɪzənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

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

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Heisenberg Scientific  

/ hī′zən-bûrg′ /

1. German physicist who founded the field of quantum mechanics in 1925 and elaborated the uncertainty principle in 1927. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1932.

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Example Sentences

However, quantum theory also offers another equally important framework developed by Werner Heisenberg.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

One was "matrix mechanics," developed by Werner Heisenberg and later expanded by Max Born, Paul Dirac, and others.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Don't miss our FPL special week three Q&A with expert FPL Heisenberg live on the BBC Sport website at 15:30 BST on Friday, 29 August.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

In 1927 physicist Werner Heisenberg called this problem the “uncertainty principle.”

From Scientific American • Mar. 16, 2023

Because we have some information about the particles’ position, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle implies that we must have some uncertainty about the particles’ velocity—their energy.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife