2) Heisenberg, Werner. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...One of the founders of the quantum theory, he is best known for his uncertainty principle, or indeterminacy principle, which states that it is impossible to determine...

3) Sombart, Werner. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Influenced by Marx's historical approach to economics, he produced several analyses of capitalism, including Der moderne Kapitalismus (Vol. I and II, 1902; Vol. III,...

4) Werner, Anton Alexander von. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...German historical painter, portraitist, and illustrator. He was director (1875-1915) of the Berlin Academy. In the Franco-Prussian War he accompanied the 3d Army...

5) Werner, Abraham Gottlob. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...According to his theory of neptunism, the earth was originally an ocean of water from which were precipitated the solid rocks now forming most of the dry land. Although...

6) Werner, Pierre. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Secretary to the council of government (1949-53), he was (1953-58) minister of finance and of the armed forces. He became prime minister in 1959, holding other ministerial...

7) Arber, Werner. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Geneva (1960-70) and later at the Univ. of Basel (1971-), Arber worked with Daniel Nathans and Hamilton Othanel Smith to understand the nature of genes. The trio...

8) Forssmann, Werner. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...German physician and physiologist, M.D. Univ. of Berlin (1929). In the late 1920s, he developed the technique of cardiac catheterization, whereby a long tube (catheter)...

9) Siemens, Ernst Werner von. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...German electrical engineer and inventor. He was a founder and director of Siemens and Halske, a firm that made electrical apparatus. He was co-inventor of an electroplating...

10) Fassbinder, Rainer Werner. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bad Worishofen, Bavaria. One of the most highly regarded and prolific directors of the post-World War II generation and the leading figure in contemporary German...