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Tsung-Dao Lee
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Tsung-Dao Lee

Scientist · born November 24, 1926 · died 2024

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Tsung-Dao Lee was a Chinese-American physicist known for his work on parity violation, the Lee–Yang theorem, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological solitons, and soliton stars.

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  1. ~31Received the Nobel Prize in Physics1957
  2. ~40Named Guggenheim Fellowship1966
  3. ~69Received the Matteucci Medal1995

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