Chen-Ning Yang vs Norodom Sihanouk
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1922 to 2012.
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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
Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012)
- — Born in Phnom Penh Verified
- — Became King of Cambodia Verified
- — Cambodia gained independence from France Verified
- — Abdicated to enter electoral politics Verified
- — Lived in exile in Beijing and Pyongyang Verified
- — Deposed while abroad Verified
- — Resigned as head of state under the Khmer Rouge Verified
- — Returned to Cambodia after the Paris Peace Agreements Verified
- — Restored as King of Cambodia Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified