Memorial Page for Chen Ning Yang
Chinese physicist
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Chen-ning Yang (* October 1, 1922 in Hefei; † October 18, 2025 in Beijing) was a chinese physicist. He was 103 years old. He was married to Du Zhili and Weng Fan. He had 3 children. His education included National Southwestern Associated University, Tsinghua University, University of Chicago, Peking University and Nankai University. He received 10 awards, including Benjamin Franklin Medal, Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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11 EventsBorn in Hefei, Anhui
1922University of Chicago
1946Doctor of Philosophy · until 1948
Married Du Zhili
1950until 2003
Nobel Prize in Physics
1957Guggenheim Fellowship
1962Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
1962Rumford Prize
1980honorary doctor of the Fudan University
1984National Medal of Science
1986Married Weng Fan
2004until 2025
Died in Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Du Zhili
- Yang Wu-chih
Chen Ning Yang. Forever remembered.