Is it an urban myth that on Werner Heisenbergs' gravestone, are written the words, 'He lies here somewhere'?

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Is it an urban myth that on Werner Heisenbergs' gravestone, are written the words, 'He lies here somewhere'?

Question #126343. Asked by george48.
Last updated May 31 2021.

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gtho4

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This site has a picture of his gravestone (the second link is an enlargement).

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61842518/werner-karl-heisenberg

https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2011/72/61842518_130009187681.jpg

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 31 2021.
Jul 04 2012, 10:05 PM

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Answer 1

Yes, it's an urban myth.

Werner Heisenberg -- "He lies here, somewhere."
This is a joke about the famous Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which implies that one may not know the position and momentum of a particle simultaneously.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Epitaphs

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star's answer seems to say that it is NOT an urban myth.
However the photo of his grave from the findagrave reference does not show any such inscription.

Jul 05 2012, 2:07 PM

Is it an urban myth that on Werner Heisenbergs' gravestone, are written the words, 'He lies here somewhere'?

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