Chen Ning Yang

Chen Ning Yang is a renowned Chinese-American physicist known for his groundbreaking work in theoretical physics. He made significant contributions to understanding the fundamental behavior of particles at the quantum level. Notably, he and Tsung-Dao Lee proposed that certain symmetries in particle interactions might be broken, which challenged previous assumptions. This work led to the discovery of parity violation and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957. Yang’s research has deepened science's understanding of the universe’s fundamental laws, influencing fields like particle physics and cosmology.