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Who came up with the uncertainty principle?


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  1. The uncertainty principle was proposed in 1927 by German scientist Werner Heisenberg.
  2. According to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, it will be impossible to precisely estimate both the position and velocity of particles that display both particle and wave natures.
  3. Werner Heisenberg, a German physicist who proposed the uncertainty principle in 1927, is honored by having his name associated with the principle.
  4. This theory was developed by Heisenberg as he worked to create an understandable quantum physics model.
  5. He found that our ability to know specific quantities was constrained by a few fundamental characteristics.

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