Chen-Ning Yang vs Manu Dibango
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Manu Dibango (1933–2020) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 87 years, from 1933 to 2020.
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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
Manu Dibango (1933–2020)
- — Born in Douala, Cameroon Verified
- — Sent to France to continue his schooling Verified
- — Played with Joseph Kabasele's African Jazz Verified
- — Released "Soul Makossa" Verified
- — "Soul Makossa" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 Verified
- — Named a UNESCO Artist for Peace Verified
- — Filed a lawsuit over the use of "Soul Makossa" Verified
- — Died in Melun, France Verified