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

Watson’s production of “Heisenberg,” which closes Sunday at Skylight, showcases one of his signal strengths as a director: his ability to balance complicated emotional material with playful dramatic form.

From Los Angeles Times

To the chagrin of many physicists, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle determines that one cannot simultaneously know a signal's position and momentum, or voltage and current, with accuracy.

From Science Daily

"Our work realizes effectively the Heisenberg microscope -- long thought to be only a theoretical toy model."

From Science Daily

For this endeavor, the Heisenberg group imported adult ascidians from the Roscoff Marine Station in France.

From Science Daily

Quantum theory tells us that particles obey Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and we can never know their position or velocity at the same time.

From Science Daily