Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, a towering figure in modern science, has died in Beijing at 103. His groundbreaking work in particle physics and his role as a cultural bridge between China and the global scientific community left an indelible mark. 🧪🌏
Born in 1922 in Hefei, Anhui Province, Yang studied in wartime China before moving to the US in the 1940s. He made history in 1957 by becoming the first Chinese Nobel laureate in physics, sharing the prize for discovering parity violation in weak nuclear interactions—a revelation that reshaped quantum mechanics. 🏆⚛️
Despite his decades in America, Yang maintained strong ties with the Chinese mainland, later becoming an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His career symbolized scientific diplomacy during the Cold War era, inspiring generations of STEM students worldwide. 📚✨
