Chen-Ning Yang vs Helen Frankenthaler
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1928 to 2011.
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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
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Bennington College Verified
- — Painted 'Mountains and Sea' Verified
- — Married Robert Motherwell Verified
- — First major museum retrospective Verified
- — Began working in woodcut printmaking Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Arts Verified
- — Died in Darien, Connecticut Verified