Chen Ning Yang

Chen-Ning Yang
杨振宁
楊振寧 (杨振宁 Yáng Zhènníng)
Yang in 2005
Born(1922-10-01)1 October 1922
Hefei, Anhui Province, China
Died18 October 2025(2025-10-18) (aged 103)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Citizenship
Education
Known for
  • Yang–Mills theory
  • Landau–Yang theorem
  • Parity violation
  • Yang–Baxter equation
  • Byers-Yang theorem
Spouse(s)Chih-Li Tu (1950–2003)
Fan Weng (2004–2025)
Children3
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsStatistical mechanics
Particle physics
Institutions
Doctoral advisorEdward Teller
Other academic advisorsEnrico Fermi
Doctoral studentsBill Sutherland
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Chen-Ning Yang (October 1, 1922 – October 18, 2025),[1] also known as Yang Zhenning, was a Chinese-born American physicist and mathematician.[2] He worked 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.

Death

He died on October 18, 2025 in Beijing, China at the age of 103.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Bing-An Li, Yuefan Deng. "Biography of C.N. Yang" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-09-11. His birth date was erroneously recorded as September 22, 1922 in his 1945 passport. He has since used this incorrect date on all subsequent official documents.
  2. ↑ "Chen Ning Yang". NNDB / Soylent Communications. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1957". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Chen, Stephen; Xin, Ling (2025-10-18). "Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang dies, aged 103". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  5. ↑ "Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Sciences Recipients". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved November 26, 2011.


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