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Discovering the story behind the prize.

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Discovering the story behind the prize.
Physics · 1932
Werner Heisenberg received the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen. The contribution became an important reference point for later work in the field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in physics at the time.