Quote by: Werner Heisenberg

If we wanted to construct a basic philosophical attitude from these scientific utterances of 's, at first we would be inclined to infer from them an extreme rationalism and a fundamentally skeptical point of view. In reality however, behind this outward display of criticism and skepticism lay concealed a deep philosophical interest even in those dark areas of reality of the human mind which elude the grasp of reason. And while the power of fascination emanating from 's analyses of physical problems was admittedly due in some measure to the detailed and penetrating clarity of his formulations, the rest was derived from a constant contact with the field of creative processes, for which no rational formulation as yet exists.


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  • NameWerner Heisenberg
  • DescriptionGerman theoretical physicist
  • AliasesWerner Karl Heisenberg; Heisenberg; Werner K. Heisenberg
  • BornDecember 5, 1901
  • DiedFebruary 1, 1976
  • CountryGerman Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany; West Germany
  • ProfessionTheoretical Physicist; Author; Mountaineer
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit For Arts And Science; Bavarian Order Of Merit; Niels Bohr International Gold Medal; Grand Order Of Merit With Star And Shoulder-Sash; Nobel Prize In Physics; Max Planck Medal