🔬 The world mourns the loss of Chen Ning Yang, a giant in theoretical physics, who passed away in Beijing on the Chinese mainland on Saturday at age 103.
Born in Hefei in 1922, Yang's journey took him from the eastern reaches of the Chinese mainland to the United States in the 1940s, where he dove deep into cutting-edge research and taught at top universities. In 1957, his innovations earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics. 🌟
Alongside Robert Mills, Yang developed the Yang-Mills gauge theory—a cornerstone of modern physics that's still shaping our understanding of the universe. 🚀
After over a decade abroad, Yang returned to the Chinese mainland as a professor at Tsinghua University, where he nurtured young talent and championed international collaboration for more than 20 years. 🎓
His legacy lives on in every equation, lab, and inspired mind around the globe. Rest in peace to a true trailblazer whose curiosity had no borders. 🌐
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