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Chen Ning Yang
| Full Name of the recipient | Chen Ning Yang |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1957 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA |
| Place of Birth | Hofei, Anhwei, China CHN |
| Date of Birth | 22 September 1922 |
| Age at the time of Award | 34 years |
