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Legendary Physicist Chen Ning Yang Passes Away at 103

10/20/2025

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Chen Ning Yang, Chinese physicist, died in Beijing on October 18, 2025, at age 103.
He shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics with Tsung-Dao Lee, the Chinese-American physicist, for work on parity non-conservation.
His collaboration with American physicist Robert Mills led to the Yang-Mills theory, essential to the Standard Model.
He returned to China in the late 1970s and became a leading figure at Tsinghua University, inspiring scientists.

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Historical Context

In 1957, Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work on parity non-conservation, which was experimentally confirmed by Chien-Shiung Wu. This discovery reshaped particle physics and contributed to the development of the Standard Model. Yang's return to China in the late 1970s further advanced scientific collaboration, inspiring future generations of physicists.

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Story summary

Chen Ning Yang, Chinese physicist, died in Beijing on October 18, 2025, at age 103.
He shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics with Tsung-Dao Lee, the Chinese-American physicist, for work on parity non-conservation.
His collaboration with American physicist Robert Mills led to the Yang-Mills theory, essential to the Standard Model.
He returned to China in the late 1970s and became a leading figure at Tsinghua University, inspiring scientists.

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