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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Goethe write the poems Heisenberg tried to memorize in 1925?

2. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, how close was the nearest city?

3. When did de Broglie enlist in the corps of engineers?

4. How tall were the cliffs on the island Heisenberg went in 1925?

5. When Heisenberg had a fever in 1925 on vacation, how many blankets did he cover himself with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Niels Bohr?

2. What was Vienna like after the Great War?

3. How did Heisenberg attack Schrodinger's wave mechanics?

4. Why did Grothendieck's professor Laurent Schwartz give him an article he published, and what did Grothendieck do with the article?

5. How did de Broglie end his career?

6. What does Labutut write about Heisenberg and his accomplishments?

7. Who was Alexander Grothendieck?

8. What contributions did Schrodinger make in later years, and how did they compare to what he produced at the tuberculosis sanitarium?

9. Who is Mochizuki?

10. What happened after Grothendieck resigned from the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies in 1970?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Niels Bohr mentors Werner Heisenberg. What type of relationship do the men have? How does the mentor/student relationship help Heisenberg with his research?

Essay Topic 2

Fritz Haber made many contributions to science. What were his contributions? Why were his contributions positive and negative?

Essay Topic 3

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphanies does Werner Heisenberg have? How do these epiphanies help him with his research?

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