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I think America is a new country. It is a young culture. The spirit of the opening of the West is still with the Americans. It's a very practical and individual-based kind of philosophy that had worked in America for a long time, had been very successful. And the spirit is very much there.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: America American Been Country Culture Had Kind Long Long Time Much New Opening Philosophy Practical Spirit Still Successful Think Time Very West Worked Young I Think

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The existence of symmetry laws is in full accordance with our daily experience. The simplest of these symmetries, the isotropy and homogeneity of space, are concepts that date back to the early history of human thought.

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Topics: Accordance Back Concepts Daily Date Early Existence Experience Full History Human Laws Our Simplest Space Symmetry Thought

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The law of right-left symmetry was used in classical physics but was not of any great practical importance there. One reason for this derives from the fact that right-left symmetry is a discrete symmetry, unlike rotational symmetry, which is continuous.

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Topics: Any Classical Continuous Derives Fact Great Importance Law Physics Practical Reason Symmetry Unlike Used Which

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A graduate student who is still learning courses is not really taking a maximum advantage of a research university's offerings. He should already be finished with course-taking, as he would then be able to shape his own taste about what is a good subject for research work in the graduate school.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: Able About Advantage Courses Finished Good Graduate Graduate School Graduate Student He His Learning Maximum Own Really Research School Shape Should Still Student Subject Taking Taste Then University Who Work Would

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As I stand here today and tell you about these, I am heavy with an awareness of the fact that I am in more than one sense a product of both the Chinese and Western cultures, in harmony and in conflict.

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Topics: About Am Awareness Both Chinese Conflict Cultures Fact Harmony Heavy Here More Product Sense Stand Tell Than Today Western You I Am

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I should like to say that I am as proud of my Chinese heritage and background as I am devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin, to which I have dedicated and I shall continue to dedicate my work.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: Am Background Chinese Civilization Continue Dedicate Dedicated Devoted Heritage Human Like Modern Modern Science Origin Part Proud Say Science Shall Should Western Which Work I Am

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I was later to receive an excellent first two years' graduate education in the same University and then again was able to pursue my studies in the U.S. on a fellowship from the aforementioned fund.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: Able Again Education Excellent Fellowship First Fund Graduate Later Pursue Receive Same Studies Then Two University Years

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In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict.

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Topics: About Brought Century China Conflict Culture Economic Economic System Expanding Half Impact Influence Last Last Century Latter Severe System Western Western Culture

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The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.

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Topics: Brought China Culture Debated How How Much Much Question Should Western Western Culture

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In the final analysis, the incident is seen as originating from an emotional expression of the frustration and anger of the proud people of China who had been subject to ever increasing oppression from without and decadent corruption from within.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: Analysis Anger Been China Corruption Decadent Emotional Ever Expression Final Frustration Had Incident Increasing Oppression People Proud Seen Subject Who Within Without

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Physicist

Born: October 1st, 1922

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