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It will never be possible by pure reason to arrive at some absolute truth.
Werner Heisenberg
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Werner Heisenberg
Age: 74 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 5
Died: 1976
Died: February 1
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Kreisfreie Stadt Würzburg
Werner Karl Heisenberg
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Werner K. Heisenberg
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