DeathOctober 182025

Yang Chen-Ning

Yang Chen-Ning, Chinese theoretical physicist (born 1922)

1st anniversary in 2026

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When
Saturday, October 18 20251 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
1st in 2026
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Yang Chen-Ning

Who they were

Yang Chen-Ning 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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