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What was the original name of the Max Planck Institute for Physics when Heisenberg was appointed its director?

  • Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics

  • Heisenberg Institute for Physics

  • Berlin Institute for Physics

  • German Institute for Physics

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When Werner Heisenberg was appointed director, the institute was originally named the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics. It was later renamed the Max Planck Institute for Physics after World War II.
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