Werner Heisenberg

Theoretical Physicist and groundbreaker in the field of Quantum Mechanics. Namesake of a certain high school chemistry teacher with nothing to lose.

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@FranckJmy @LeoSzil It seems like the ramifications of nuclear weapons are a very concerning fact. To that I ask, if they ramifications are so concerning, why not stop trying to develop them? #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@BigBadBobSerber @OppenheimerJBob You're just nervous that the Germans are progressing faster than the Americans...#shotsfired #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@OppenheimerJBob @NieBohr Make sure your sources are reliable because not all of that information was necessarily true...#2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Today in my colloquium I presented the right solution to the atomic bomb problem. Some people believe that I've known what the correct design was since the 6th. But this is not true at all. My thinking underwent a radical transformation. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Today the newspapers report that the atomic bomb weighed 200 kg. This reading for the bomb "has me worried considerably, and therefore this evening I have done a few calculations and have seen that it is more probable than we had thought…" #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

I knew from the beginning that Germany didn't have enough resources for the bomb. I confirmed this by reading the newspaper today. The Allies had 150,000 personnel in their bomb project while we only had a few hundred people. I am unsure why they need this many people. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Today I was talking with my colleague Otto Hahn, and he asked me why the United States would need 30 kg of U235 a year. So, I responded with, "Quite honestly, I have never worked it out as I never believed one could get pure U235." #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

The French lines advanced toward Hechingen today, so I moved my staff, with all the extra supplies, to the basement of the factory for protection. I then left as soon as I could to get to my family. I only have a bike at my disposal, so I plan to arrive in a few days. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@Albert_E1nstein @KlausFuchs_ Isn't it a little too late to try to prevent more world powers from trying to control a weapon of this magnitude? Doesn't it seem inevitable at this point? #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Due to all of the Allied bombings, it was hard for my team to pursue our reactor research. It got to the point that it was impossible to continue our work, so we created an outpost in the Black Forest region of Germany and I finally moved all of my team there today. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@WillyLaurence @Groves_theGreat I’m sure @Groves_theGreat won��t ever give up his power over all the scientists. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@WillyLaurence Does anyone actually have all the answers? #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

This summer, I was visited by an old friend wanting me to conspire against Hitler. I was completely speechless, so I clearly turned it down. Today they are searching for the people who were in charge of the attack yesterday, and I am worried my friend was involved. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

I left for Urfeld today, so I could visit my family. When I arrived, I learned that the attempt on Hitler's life had failed! Apparently when Stauffenberg placed the suitcase with the bomb in it, someone had moved it out of the way which let Hitler escape only wounded. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Today was the second time I hosted the Wednesday Society's meeting at my house. I decided to lecture on the constitution of stars. I also gave a brief explanation of the process of nuclear fission. Ten members, including myself, attended this meeting. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@JoeRotblat @GI_ErniePyle Is one truly a scientist if they don't experience something like this from their lab? #perksofscience #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

@RichFeynman13 You make this process seem so incredibly easy, and I guess it must be if the Americans figured it out. #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Today I wrote to my mother "we experience each beautiful day that is given to us as a gift from the Good Lord, for which we are thankful." I also told my wife, "we don't want to think of anything but this happiness, for these could indeed be our last moments together." #2018CUAB

[Werner Heisenberg @WernerHeis]

Once Diebner and I arrived at Bohr's institute, we met with his colleagues, professors Christian Møller and Hans Jacobsen and the gestapo officer in charge of the institute. I then demonstrated to the officer that Bohr was not engaged in any underground activities. #2018CUAB