Chen-Ning Yang vs Stephen Sondheim
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 91 years, from 1930 to 2021.
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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
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Williams College Verified
- — Wrote the lyrics for West Side Story Verified
- — Wrote the lyrics for Gypsy Verified
- — A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened on Broadway Verified
- — Company opened on Broadway Verified
- — Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opened on Broadway Verified
- — Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Sunday in the Park with George Verified
- — Married Jeff Romley Verified
- — Died in Roxbury, Connecticut Verified