Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103
He and a colleague, Tsung-Dao Lee, created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article appears factually accurate. Multiple sources confirm Chen Ning Yang's death at 103 and his Nobel Prize. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Chen Ning Yang died at 103.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Chen Ning Yang died at 103.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms Chen-ning Yang died at the age of 103.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms Chen Ning Yang died at the age of 103.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms Chen Ning Yang died at the age of 103.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms Chen Ning Yang died at 103.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Chen Ning Yang was a Nobel-winning physicist.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Chen Ning Yang was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms Chen-ning Yang was a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms Chen Ning Yang was a Nobel prize winner.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms Chen Ning Yang was a Nobel laureate.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms Chen Ning Yang was a Nobel Prize winner.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: He and a colleague, Tsung-Dao Lee, created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.
- Verification Source #0: Not covered in the provided sources.
- Assessment: Unverified
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- All sources confirm the death of Chen Ning Yang at 103 and his Nobel Prize.
- Source 2 specifies that Yang died of sickness.