The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth
century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and
accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he
played a towering role. The outgrowth of a celebrated lecture series,
this book remains as relevant, provocative, and fascinating as when it
was first published in 1958. A brilliant scientist whose ideas altered
our perception of the universe, Heisenberg is considered the father of
quantum physics; he is most famous for the Uncertainty Principle, which
states that quantum particles do not occupy a fixed, measurable
position. His contributions remain a cornerstone of contemporary physics
theory and application.