Chen-Ning Yang vs James Watson
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and James Watson (1928–2025) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 97 years, from 1928 to 2025.
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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
James Watson (1928–2025)
- — Born in Chicago, Illinois Verified
- — Earned a PhD from Indiana University Verified
- — Joined the Cavendish Laboratory Verified
- — Co-discovered the structure of DNA Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize Verified
- — Published The Double Helix Verified
- — Became director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Verified
- — Led the Human Genome Project Verified
- — Died at age 97 Verified