Chen-Ning Yang vs Shirley Chisholm
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1924 to 2005.
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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
Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005)
- — Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States Verified
- — Sent to Barbados to live with her grandmother Verified
- — Graduated from Brooklyn College with a degree in sociology Verified
- — Married Conrad Chisholm Verified
- — Earned a master's degree in elementary education from Columbia University Verified
- — Elected to the New York State Assembly Verified
- — Elected to the United States House of Representatives Verified
- — Announced her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Verified
- — Retired from Congress after seven terms Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida, United States Verified