Burkhard Heim

Burkard Heim (February 9 1925–January 14 2001) was a German theoretical physicist. He devoted a large portion of his life to the pursuit of his unified field theory. The inspiration for Heim theory is from general relativity and quantum mechanics, both of which were considered fundamental to a physical understanding of the universe. One of his childhood ambitions was to develop a method of space travel, which contributed to his motivation to find such a theory.

Early life and other trivia

Heim was a precocious child. At age of 6 he knew the positions of the major planets and constellations. In school, he taught himself thousands of Chinese characters with which to write secret messages. He was already advanced far beyond his age in chemistry, so that when he devised an explosive booby trap on door knobs as a prank on unpopular teachers, he was not suspected of being the culprit as he seemed too young for such an advanced construction. At the age of 18, he did his 'Abitur' or high school diploma.

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School - Chinese - Chemistry - Explosive - Door knob - Prank - Teacher

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