Dr. Chen Ning Yang shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957 for his research into elementary particles
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Dr. Chen Ning Yang shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957 for his research into elementary particles
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National Archives Identifier: 594250
Full Citation: 306-PSD-60-606; Photograph of Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Dr. Chen Ning Yang; 1957; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953–ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/nobel-prize-winner-physics-dr-chen-ning-yang/, April 3, 2026]
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