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Werner Heisenberg Physics Timeline
This static page gathers the Physics records in the database for Werner Heisenberg.
Werner Heisenberg in the Physics archive
This static timeline brings together 8 physics records for Werner Heisenberg, spanning 1927–1942. The records connect the physicist with events including Leipzig Professorship, Quantum Theory Research, Nobel Prize Awarded, Nobel Prize, Proton-Neutron Nuclear Model, Quantum Mechanics Recognition.
Locations and countries represented in this timeline include Germany. Use the chronological table below to follow the sequence of research, discoveries, appointments and related events.
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Physics records
| Date | Person | Event | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Werner Heisenberg Professor | Leipzig Professorship | Leipzig, Germany | Becomes professor at Leipzig University and director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics. |
| 1928 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Quantum Theory Research | Leipzig, Germany | Develops applications of quantum mechanics to atomic, molecular and solid-state physics in Leipzig. |
| December 1932 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Nobel Prize Awarded | Leipzig, Germany | Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics while serving as professor at Leipzig University. |
| 1932 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Nobel Prize | Stockholm, Germany | Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for creating quantum mechanics and applying the theory to the allotropic forms of hydrogen. |
| 1932 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Proton-Neutron Nuclear Model | Leipzig, Germany | Develops a nuclear model treating protons and neutrons as the principal constituents of atomic nuclei. |
| 1932 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Quantum Mechanics Recognition | Leipzig, Germany | His Leipzig institute gains international prominence after his Nobel recognition for quantum mechanics. |
| 1935 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Nuclear Physics Research | Leipzig, Germany | Continues nuclear and quantum research at Leipzig with students from several countries. |
| 1942 | Werner Heisenberg Physicist | Departure from Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany | Leaves Leipzig to become director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in Berlin. |
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