Chen-Ning Yang vs Yuan Longping
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Yuan Longping (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
Yuan Longping (1930–2021)
- — Born in Beijing Verified
- — Began teaching at Anjiang Agricultural School in Hunan Verified
- — Graduated from Southwest Agricultural College Verified
- — Identified a naturally male-sterile rice plant Verified
- — Developed the first commercial hybrid rice varieties Verified
- — Elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering Verified
- — Awarded the World Food Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Agriculture Verified
- — Awarded the Medal of the Republic Verified
- — Died in Changsha Verified