1942 graduated from National Southwest Associated University; 1944 master of Tsinghua University; 1945 to study in the United States; 1948 received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and later served as a lecturer at the University of Chicago and a researcher at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies; 1955 Professor, Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies.
From 65438 to 0966, he served as Professor Einstein and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics of State University of New York at Stony Brook. 1997, the International Asteroid Center named the asteroid numbered 342 1 "Yang Zhenning Star"; Professor Tsinghua University from 65438 to 0998; In 2004, he served as director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; In 2022, it was named "Touching China 202 1 Person".
Yang Zhenning's Personality Evaluation
Yang Zhenning is a well-deserved great man of science: in terms of basic theory, his non-Abelian gauge field theory laid the foundation for a deep understanding of three of the four interactions between elementary particles, thus greatly enhancing human understanding of the deepest structure and function of nature; In particle physics, he and Li Zhengdao jointly raised the question of whether the weak effect is parity conservation, thus overthrowing a basic hypothesis that has not been proved for many years and winning them the Nobel Prize.
In statistical mechanics, he also made many subtle and important discoveries. What is even more unexpected is that his two important physical discoveries coincide with the development of mathematics at the same time and are interlinked. In addition, he has made outstanding contributions to leading scientific development and international cooperation and promoting the development of science and education in China.