Werner Heisenberg
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| Werner Heisenberg | |
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| Historical Figure | |
| Timeline: | OTL |
| Nationality: | Germany |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
| Date of Birth: | 1901 |
| Date of Death: | 1976 |
| Cause of Death: | Cancer of the kidneys and bladder |
| Occupation: | Physicist |
| Spouse: | Elisabeth Schumacher |
| Children: | Seven |
| Timeline: | The Man With the Iron Heart |
| Date of Birth: | 1901 |
| Date of Death: | 1946 |
| Cause of Death: | Shot in the head |
| Timeline: | In the Presence of Mine Enemies (posthumous reference) |
| Date of Birth: | 1901 |
| Date of Death: | Unrevealed |
| Timeline: | Worldwar |
| Date of Birth: | 1901 |
| Date of Death: | 1943 |
| Cause of Death: | Killed in a nuclear meltdown |
Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanis and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory.
The German nuclear energy project, also known informally as the Uranium Club, began in 1939 under the auspices of the German Ordnance Office. In 1942, control of the project was relinquished to the Reich Research Council. After World War II, Heisenberg was detained by Allied troops. He subsequently was returned to civilian life, becoming an opponent of the nuclear armament of West Germany.
[edit] Werner Heisenberg in The Man With the Iron Heart
Werner Heisenberg (1901-1946) was one of nine German scientists captured by the Allies at the end of World War II. He was taken to Britain for interrogation in 1945, and returned to Germany in 1946. He and the other scientists were held in Alswede. In a daring raid led personally by Reinhard Heydrich, the German Freedom Front kidnapped the physicists. Unfortunately, Heisenberg was accidentally shot in the head by one of Heydrich's men.
[edit] Werner Heisenberg in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Werner Heisenberg was instrumental in convincing Adolf Hitler of the value of the atomic bomb. The bomb was crucial to the Greater Germanic Empire's defeat of the United States during the Third World War.
A statue of Heisenberg stood at Friedrich Wilhelm University. Designed by Hitler's favorite sculptor Arno Breker, the statue was a highly idealized, heroic Aryan depiction of the less-than-imposing Heisenberg.
[edit] Werner Heisenberg in Worldwar
Werner Heisenberg (1901-1943) led the program during the abortive World War II and the ensuing war against the Race. He was responsible for the disaster with the atomic pile in Hechingen in 1943, a mistake he paid for with his life. Direction of the project was taken over by Heisenberg's rival, Kurt Diebner, whose work ultimately allowed Germany to build atomic bombs and thus survive the war against the Race.
