B.B. King vs Chen-Ning Yang
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Compare the life timelines of B.B. King (1925–2015) and Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1925 to 2015.
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B.B. King (1925–2015)
- — Born near Itta Bena, Mississippi Verified
- — Moved to Memphis Verified
- — Became a radio disc jockey Verified
- — First number-one R&B hit '3 O'Clock Blues' Verified
- — Recorded 'The Thrill Is Gone' Verified
- — Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Las Vegas, Nevada Verified
Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025)
- — Born in Hefei, Anhui Province, China Verified
- — Graduated from National Southwestern Associated University in Kunming Verified
- — Moved to the United States for graduate study Verified
- — Earned PhD from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Published Yang-Mills gauge theory with Robert Mills Verified
- — Proposed parity non-conservation in weak interactions with Tsung-Dao Lee Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became founding director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook Verified
- — Returned to China to join Tsinghua University Verified
- — Died in Beijing, China Verified