Chen-Ning Yang vs Nicolas Hayek
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Nicolas Hayek (1928–2010) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1928 to 2010.
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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
Nicolas Hayek (1928–2010)
- — Born in Beirut, Lebanon Verified
- — Settled in Switzerland
- — Founded Hayek Engineering in Zurich Verified
- — Delivered the study recommending the merger of ASUAG and SSIH Verified
- — Launch of the Swatch watch Verified
- — Became majority shareholder and chief executive of SMH Verified
- — Initiated the Smart car project with Mercedes-Benz Verified
- — Handed the Swatch Group chief executive role to his son Verified
- — Died in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Verified