List of things named after Werner Heisenberg

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The following is a list of things named after Werner Karl Heisenberg:

Other[]

  • Heisenberg affair, a political affair in the 1930s involving Heisenberg
  • Heisenbug, in computer programming
  • Werner Heisenberg Memorial Lecture
  • Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Leverkusen, Germany
  • Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Leipzig, Germany
  • Heisenberg-Gesellschaft e.V., München, founded 2012
  • Heisenberg Institute College in Bogota, Colombia.[1][2]

In popular culture[]

  • Heisenberg compensator, in the Star Trek fictional universe.
  • The AMC television series Breaking Bad features a chemistry teacher turned drug producer, named Walter White, who uses the name "Heisenberg" as his pseudonym in tribute to the scientist.[3]
  • 'Heisenberg' is the name of a range of popular e-liquid used for an electronic cigarette, so named due to the blue colour of the liquid - this is infamously the colour of the methamphetamine made by "Heisenberg" in AMC's Breaking Bad.[4]
  • The Eyes of Heisenberg by Frank Herbert
  • The Heisenberg Device, a version of the atomic bomb used by Nazi Germany in the alternate history T.V. series The Man in the High Castle.
  • In the video game expansion The Sims 3: Into the Future, there is a Nanite (a collectible in-game item) called the Heisenberg Nanite.
  • In the video game Resident Evil Village, there is a character named Karl Heisenberg who uses magnetic powers to antagonize the protagonist, Ethan Winters. Heisenberg also owns a factory, in which he conducts experiments and creates bioorganic weapons.
  • Heisenberg is also a supporting character in the comic spinoff, Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies.
  • Heisenberg is also one of the recurring characters of the comic, Quantonium, codenamed Wielder.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Colegio Instituto Heisenberg Sede Norte" (in Spanish). www.civico.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Colegio Instituto Heisenberg Sede Administrativa" (in Spanish). www.civico.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bergman, Gregory; Lambert, Josh (2010). Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte, An A to Z Guide to All Things Geek. Adams Media. p. 214. ISBN 9781440511899.
  4. ^ "Heisenberg 10ml E-Liquid | Vampire Vape".
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