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The solution of the difficulty is that the two mental pictures which experiment lead us to form - the one of the particles, the other of the waves - are both incomplete and have only the validity of analogies which are accurate only in limiting cases.


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Author Bio


  • 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