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The strongest interactions are the nuclear interactions, which include the forces that bind nuclei together and the interaction between the nuclei and the z mesons. It also includes the interactions that give rise to the observed strange-particle production.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: Also Between Bind Forces Give Include Interaction Interactions Nuclear Observed Production Rise Strongest Together Which

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The three discrete invariances - reflection invariance, charge conjugation invariance, and time reversal invariance - are connected by an important theorem called the CPT theorem.

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Topics: Charge Connected Important Reflection Theorem Three Time

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The application of group theory to physics became one of the main branches of physics that I specialized in.

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Topics: Application Became Branches Group Main Physics Specialized Theory

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Qinghua was first established as a preparatory school in 1911. In 1928, it became a university. In 1929, my father joined Qinghua as a professor, so that was also the year that I moved to that campus because my father brought the whole family along.

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Topics: Along Also Became Because Brought Campus Established Family Father First Joined Moved Professor School University Whole Year

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There's a real difference of what one believed was one's chief responsibility between American professors and Chinese professors. This was vividly revealed to me when I compared what I could learn in Chicago and what I could learn in China.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: American Believed Between Chicago Chief China Chinese Compared Could Difference Learn Me Professors Real Responsibility Revealed Vividly

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I think in the sciences there is still the general belief that America is still tops. For America to lose that, I think, would be very bad, not just speaking as a scientist myself. I think it would be very bad for the morale of the whole country.

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Topics: America Bad Belief Country General Just Lose Morale Myself Sciences Scientist Speaking Still Think Tops Very Whole Would I Think

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Science has become something that everybody knows he has to pay attention to, but not everybody is a believer. So I don't think we should equate science with religion. But, that science is progressively playing a more and more important part in the life of every individual is obvious.

~Chen-Ning Yang

Topics: Attention Become Believer Equate Every Everybody He Important Important Part Individual Knows Life More More And More Obvious Part Pay Pay Attention Playing Religion Science Should Something Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Physicist

Born: October 1st, 1922

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