Chen-Ning Yang vs Ferenc Puskás
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1927 to 2006.
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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
Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006)
- — Born in Budapest, Hungary Verified
- — Began his senior career with Kispest, later Budapest Honvéd Verified
- — Debut for the Hungary national team Verified
- — Olympic gold medal with Hungary at the Helsinki Games Verified
- — Captained Hungary in the World Cup final defeat to West Germany Verified
- — Left Hungary after the 1956 revolution Verified
- — Signed for Real Madrid Verified
- — Scored four goals in the European Cup final at Hampden Park Verified
- — Managed Panathinaikos to the European Cup final Verified
- — Died in Budapest Verified