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Physicist Frank Wilczek Honors Legacy of Chen-Ning Yang

1/23/2026

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American physicist Frank Wilczek honors Chen-ning (Frank) Yang, who died on October 18, 2025, in Beijing at age 103.
Yang advanced modern physics with the Yang-Mills equations in 1954 and the parity-violation discovery in weak interactions in 1956 alongside Tsung-Dao Lee.
Wilczek notes Yang's work reshaped the understanding of the universe and remains significant for its mathematical beauty.

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American physicist Frank Wilczek honors Chen-ning (Frank) Yang, who died on October 18, 2025, in Beijing at age 103.
Yang advanced modern physics with the Yang-Mills equations in 1954 and the parity-violation discovery in weak interactions in 1956 alongside Tsung-Dao Lee.
Wilczek notes Yang's work reshaped the understanding of the universe and remains significant for its mathematical beauty.