Nobel Physicist Chen‑Ning Yang Dies at 103

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Chen‑Ning (C.N.) Yang died in Beijing at 103. He shared the 1957 Nobel Prize with Tsung‑Dao Lee for demonstrating parity violation and is also celebrated for co‑forming Yang–Mills theory, which underpins the Standard Model of particle physics. Yang’s work influenced statistical mechanics, condensed‑matter theory and integrable systems. He was an active supporter of scientific education and international collaboration, including helping establish the CN Yang Scholars program at Nanyang Technological University. In 2015 he renounced U.S. citizenship and became a Chinese citizen.