Chen-ning Yang
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Chen-ning Yang was a renowned Chinese physicist who made groundbreaking contributions to theoretical physics, most famously his work on the violation of parity conservation, which fundamentally changed how scientists understand the laws of nature. His discoveries earned him international recognition and helped establish him as one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century.
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Yang Chen-Ning (simplified Chinese: 杨振宁; traditional Chinese: 楊振寧; pinyin: Yáng Zhènníng; October 1, 1922 – October 18, 2025) also known as C.N. Yang and Franklin Yang, was a Chinese-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle physics and condensed matter physics.
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