Werner Heisenberg

Physics German 1901 – 1976 406 quotes

Formulated the uncertainty principle

Quotes by Werner Heisenberg

Letter: Your ideas inspire me.

To Sommerfeld 1924

Excerpt: Nobel is a milestone.

Speech 1932

Quote: Collaboration is key.

Interview 1950

Remark: That's a Heisenberg moment.

Self-deprecating 1970

On field: Quantum field theory evolves.

Lecture 1950

Meaning: Purpose in discovery.

Reflection 1965

Aphorism: Waves and particles unite.

Principle 1927

Key: The potential is infinite.

Book 1930

Correspondence: Let's solve this riddle.

To Pauli 1925

Speech: Science for humanity.

UNESCO 1946

Interview: No time machine, but quantum leaps.

Media 1972

Words: Farewell to old paradigms.

Book 1958

Joke: Electrons don't commit, they orbit.

Remark 1955

Observation: Symmetry breaks in nature.

Paper 1950

Reflection: Youth's energy, age's wisdom.

Personal 1970

Famous: God does not play dice.

Attributed response 1926

Passage: The observable is what matters.

Paper 1927

Excerpt: My dear colleague, think probabilistically.

Letter 1930

Quote: Innovation comes from chaos.

Book 1958

Witty: Physics: where cats are both dead and alive.

On Schrodinger 1960