Chen-Ning Franklin Yang, also known as Yang Zhenning is a Chinese-born American physicist who works on statistical mechanics and particle physics. source
Chen-Ning Franklin Yang, also known as Yang Zhenning is a Chinese-born American physicist who works on statistical mechanics and particle physics.
Chen-Ning Yang and Tsung-dao Lee received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on parity nonconservation of weak interaction. source
Chen-Ning Yang and Tsung-dao Lee received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on parity nonconservation of weak interaction.
Chen-Ning Yang was born on September 22, 1922 in the city of Hefei, China. source
Chen-Ning Yang was born on September 22, 1922 in the city of Hefei, China.
Chen-Ning Yang attended elementary school and high school in Beijing, and in the autumn of 1937 his family moved to Hefei after the Japanese invaded China. source
Chen-Ning Yang attended elementary school and high school in Beijing, and in the autumn of 1937 his family moved to Hefei after the Japanese invaded China.
Chen-Ning Yang received his bachelor's degree in 1942, with his thesis on the application of group theory to molecular spectra, under the supervision of Ta-You Wu. source
Chen-Ning Yang received his bachelor's degree in 1942, with his thesis on the application of group theory to molecular spectra, under the supervision of Ta-You Wu.
In 1944 Chen-Ning Yang received his master's degree from Tsinghua University, which had moved to Kunming during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). source
In 1944 Chen-Ning Yang received his master's degree from Tsinghua University, which had moved to Kunming during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
From 1946, Chen-Ning Yang studied with Edward Teller (1908–2003) at the University of Chicago, where he received his doctorate in 1948. source
From 1946, Chen-Ning Yang studied with Edward Teller (1908–2003) at the University of Chicago, where he received his doctorate in 1948.
In 1949 Chen-Ning Yang was invited to do his research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, where he began a period of fruitful collaboration with Tsung-Dao Lee. source
In 1949 Chen-Ning Yang was invited to do his research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, where he began a period of fruitful collaboration with Tsung-Dao Lee.
In 1963, Princeton University Press published Chen-Ning Yang's textbook, Elementary Particles. source
In 1963, Princeton University Press published Chen-Ning Yang's textbook, Elementary Particles.
In 1965 Chen-Ning Yang moved to Stony Brook University, where he was named the Albert Einstein Professor of Physics and the first director of the newly founded Institute for Theoretical Physics. source
In 1965 Chen-Ning Yang moved to Stony Brook University, where he was named the Albert Einstein Professor of Physics and the first director of the newly founded Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Chen-Ning Yang has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academia Sinica, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Society. source
Chen-Ning Yang has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academia Sinica, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Society.
Chen-Ning Yang was awarded honorary doctorate degrees by Princeton University (1958), Moscow State University (1992), and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1997). source
Chen-Ning Yang was awarded honorary doctorate degrees by Princeton University (1958), Moscow State University (1992), and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1997).
Chen-Ning Yang married Chih-li Tu, a teacher, in 1950 and has two sons and a daughter with her: Franklin Jr., Gilbert and Eulee. source
Chen-Ning Yang married Chih-li Tu, a teacher, in 1950 and has two sons and a daughter with her: Franklin Jr., Gilbert and Eulee.
Chen-Ning Yang became a U.S. citizen in 1964. He now resides in China, and he was granted permanent residency in China in 2005. source
Chen-Ning Yang became a U.S. citizen in 1964. He now resides in China, and he was granted permanent residency in China in 2005.
