Chen-Ning Yang vs Ousmane Sembène
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 84 years, from 1923 to 2007.
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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
Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007)
- — Born in Ziguinchor, Senegal Verified
- — Served in the French army during World War II Verified
- — Worked as a dockworker in Marseille Verified
- — Published novel God's Bits of Wood Verified
- — Studied film in Moscow Verified
- — Released Black Girl Verified
- — Released Xala Verified
- — Released Moolaadé Verified
- — Died in Dakar Verified