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Nobel Laureate Physicist Tsung-Dao Lee Dies at 97

Lee, a pioneer in particle physics and promoter of US-China scientific collaboration, leaves a lasting legacy.

  • Tsung-Dao Lee was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for his work on parity violation.
  • He played a crucial role in fostering scientific cooperation between China and the United States.
  • Lee's initiatives helped train over 900 Chinese physics students in the US through the CUSPEA program.
  • He contributed to the development of China's high-energy physics and established significant research facilities.
  • Lee's groundbreaking work continues to influence both theoretical and experimental physics.
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