Lee and Yang

Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang are physicists who, in 1956, discovered that certain particles called neutrinos can behave differently from how previously thought—a phenomenon known as parity violation. Their work showed that nature doesn’t always mirror itself perfectly, like a reflection in a mirror. This discovery challenged longstanding beliefs and deepened understanding of fundamental forces, earning them the 1957 Nobel Prize. Their findings have important implications in particle physics, helping scientists better understand the universe’s fundamental laws and the behavior of subatomic particles.