Werner Heisenberg's Main Contribution to the Development of Quantum Theory

question 50

Multiple Choice

Werner Heisenberg's main contribution to the development of quantum theory was

• A) the uncertainty principle.
• B) his explanation of the photoelectric effect, in terms of photons.
• C) the nonlocality principle.
• D) a method for predicting the position at which electrons or other particles will strike the viewing screen in such experiments as the electron double- slit experiment.
• E) a method for predicting the overall statistical patterns that appear in the electron double- slit experiment and other experiments using microscopic particles.

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