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Werner Heisenberg was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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August 23, 2008	Peer review	Reviewed
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All who worked with Heisenberg mention he was a great mentor.

Heisenberg as Philosopher

Heisenberg published a number of works on philosophy and civilization in general and these need to be mentioned on the page

Physics and Philosophy, 1958

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings - Werner Heisenberg mini biography

For your consideration to add to the article external links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SeddiqLGzk

Wiki Education assignment: Cold War Science

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 3 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Solusfield (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Solusfield (talk) 03:12, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Birth Name Issue

The birth name of Heisenberg was Werner Karl Heisenberg, but it is shown along with his birth date in the Personal Info section. Despite the editor displaying it without issue, the problem persists . Anyone need to fix that. Steven Willers (talk) 15:30, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly what are you referring to? Errantios (talk) 09:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Need to add "quote" about God and Turbulence

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysteries-of-turbulence-unraveled/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhen%20I%20meet%20God%2C%20I,how%20ocean%20currents%20carry%20heat. 2605:8D80:4C3:E55:8867:E502:1B19:B60E (talk) 02:25, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The quote is apocryphal (some say "almost certainly fictional"); in slight variation, it has also been ascribed to Horace Lamb. Without a solid source, it should not be added to the article. --Qcomp (talk) 09:24, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]