Chen Ning Yang
Nobel prize winning Chinese physicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (born October 1, 1922),[1] also known as Yang Zhenning, is a Chinese-born American physicist and mathematician.[2] He works on statistical mechanics and particle physics. Yang and Tsung-dao Lee received the 1957 Nobel prize in physics.[3] This was for their work on parity nonconservation of weak interaction.
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楊振寧 (杨振宁 Yáng Zhènníng) | |
Born | (1922-10-01) 1 October 1922 (age 101) |
Nationality | Chinese |
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Spouse(s) | Chih-Li Tu (1950–2003) Fan Weng (2004–present) |
Children | 3 |
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Fields | Statistical mechanics Particle physics |
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Doctoral advisor | Edward Teller |
Other academic advisors | Enrico Fermi |
Doctoral students | Bill Sutherland |
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