Chen-Ning Yang vs Mahasweta Devi
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1926 to 2016.
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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
Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016)
- — Born in Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India Verified
- — Graduated in English from Visva-Bharati University Verified
- — Married the playwright Bijon Bhattacharya Verified
- — Published her first book, Jhansir Rani Verified
- — Published Hajar Churashir Maa Verified
- — Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Aranyer Adhikar Verified
- — Awarded the Jnanpith Award Verified
- — Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award Verified
- — Awarded the Padma Vibhushan Verified
- — Died in Kolkata, West Bengal Verified