Tsung-Dao Lee

Chinese, Physicist

Tsung-Dao Lee (Chinese: 李政道; pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngdào; born November 24, 1926) is a Chinese-American physicist, known for his work on parity violation, the Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars. He was a University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, where he taught from 1953 until his retirement in 2012.

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Tsung-Dao Lee was born on Wednesday, 24 November 1926 in Shanghai, China. He was best known as a physicist. Lee's country of citizenship (nationality) was Chinese. He died on Sunday, 4 August 2024. He had black eyes and black hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Sagittarius.

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Date of birth	24 November 1926	edit
Place of birth	Shanghai, China	edit
Date of death	4 August 2024	edit
Age	97 (age at death)
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Occupation category	Physicist	edit
Nationality	Chinese	edit

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Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
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