# Return to Helgoland: celebrating 100 years of quantum mechanics

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/return-to-helgoland-celebrating-100-years-of-quantum-mechanics/
- Published: 2024-12-05T10:00:13-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: A new dawn – It was on the island of Helgoland off the coast of Germany in June 1925 that Werner Heisenberg created matrix mechanics. Photo courtesy: iStock / Iurii Buriak. Article by Robert P Crease. Physics World – December 1, 2024. One of the most significant events in the International Year of Quantum of Science and Technology is a workshop being held in June 2025 in Helgoland – the island where Werner Heisenberg laid the foundations for quantum mechanics 100 years ago. Robert P Crease asks delegates what they’ll be discussing and wonders whether Heisenberg’s […] Click here to view original web page at physicsworld.com