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Chinese Scientist Yang Poised for Historic Second Nobel

11/2/2025

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Since 1901, only five scientists from Europe and the United States have won the Nobel Prize twice.
There is speculation that Chinese scientist Yang could join this exclusive group, according to friend Chen Fong-ching, who notes advocacy for a second Nobel since the 1980s.
Yang and fellow scientist Lee were the first Chinese-born Nobel laureates in physics in 1957 for their work challenging the concept of parity.

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Since 1901, only five scientists from Europe and the United States have won the Nobel Prize twice.
There is speculation that Chinese scientist Yang could join this exclusive group, according to friend Chen Fong-ching, who notes advocacy for a second Nobel since the 1980s.
Yang and fellow scientist Lee were the first Chinese-born Nobel laureates in physics in 1957 for their work challenging the concept of parity.