https://www.scmp.com/rss/524215/feed The latest news and top stories on Tsung-dao Lee. He was a Chinese-American physicist who, with Chen Ning Yang, received the 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on parity non-conservation in weak interactions. He served as Enrico Fermi Professor of Physics at Columbia University, retiring as University Professor Emeritus. Lee made significant contributions to particle physics, quantum field theory, statistical mechanics and astrophysics, also advancing scientific education and research... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Frank Wilczek Frank Wilczek In the latest instalment of his exclusive series for the South China Morning Post, American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek pays tribute to the mathematical beauty of Yang’s contributions. Read his previous articles here. Chen-ning (Frank) Yang, a towering figure in modern physics, died on October 18, 2025 in Beijing, shortly after his 103rd birthday. Let us celebrate his profound contributions to our understanding of the world, his remarkable life and his living... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3340946/revisiting-peaks-nobel-laureate-chen-ning-yangs-remarkable-career?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3340946/revisiting-peaks-nobel-laureate-chen-ning-yangs-remarkable-career?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:09 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists from Europe and the United States have been double recipients of this prestigious award. Could a Chinese scientist have joined their ranks? Chen-ning Yang, who died in October aged 103, shared the Nobel for physics with Tsung-Dao Lee, nearly seven decades ago. Yang’s long-time friend Chen Fong-ching, an honorary professor at the physics department of the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3330856/how-did-chen-ning-yang-miss-out-second-nobel-prize-physics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3330856/how-did-chen-ning-yang-miss-out-second-nobel-prize-physics?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:00:10 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The Standard Model, a cornerstone of modern physics, explains how three of nature’s four fundamental forces – the electromagnetic, the weak and strong forces – interact at the subatomic level. The groundbreaking work of Chen-ning Yang, who has died aged 103, was fundamental to the completion of this model. Alongside Albert Einstein’s theory of gravitation, this model remains the best description of nature we have today. That towering achievement, the result of Chinese-born Yang’s work with... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329767/great-minds-chen-ning-yang-lit-way-chinas-tech-progress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329767/great-minds-chen-ning-yang-lit-way-chinas-tech-progress?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:15:12 +0000