Werner Heisenberg: Schritte in die neue Physik: Begleitbuch zur Ausstellung zum 100. Geburtstag von Werner Heisenberg

This book was published in 2001 by Sax-Verlag as a companion volume to the traveling exhibition commemorating the centenary of Werner Heisenberg’s birth. Commissioned to contextualize the life and scientific contributions of the Nobel laureate, the work serves as both a biographical account and an educational guide for those engaging with the exhibit's archival materials and scientific demonstrations.

The volume was authored by Helmut Rechenberg, a physicist and historian of science who served as a longtime collaborator at the Max Planck Institute for Physics. Rechenberg sought to distill the complexities of quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle into a narrative accessible to a broader audience, emphasizing Heisenberg's personal challenges and the intense scientific environment of the mid-twentieth century. The text was well-received by the scientific and academic community for its rigorous documentation of primary sources.