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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Chen Ning Yang

Title:

Professor

Affiliation:

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Stony Brook,New York 11790 USA

Gender:

Male

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1986

Citation:

"For his pathbreaking research in theoretical physics, which he has influenced for many years by his profound questions and deep mathematical insight. His ideas have had great impact not only on theoretical developments but also on experiments in elementary particles and condensed matter."

Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on March 12, 1986.

Nobel Laureate:

Physics, 1957

 

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