Chen-Ning Yang vs Christiaan Barnard
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Christiaan Barnard (1922–2001) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1922 to 2001.
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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
Christiaan Barnard (1922–2001)
- — Born in Beaufort West, South Africa Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Surgical training in the United States Verified
- — Head of cardiac surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital Verified
- — Performed the first human heart transplant Verified
- — Performed a second heart transplant Verified
- — Retired from surgery due to arthritis Verified
- — Died in Paphos, Cyprus Verified