The documentary "Chen Ning Yang: A Century of Science" premiered in Beijing. Many precious historical materials were made public for the first time.

　　China News Service, Beijing, January 24 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The public welfare documentary "Chen Ning Yang: A Hundred Years of Science Road", which comprehensively restores Chen Ning Yang's scientific pursuits and feelings for his family and country, held its premiere in Beijing on the 24th.

In the documentary, many precious historical materials such as family images taken by Chen Ning Yang himself and physics colleagues at meetings are made public for the first time.

　　The documentary project was officially launched with Chen Ning Yang's approval on the eve of his 100th birthday. The filming, production and distribution of the documentary were all strongly supported by Chen Ning Yang and Weng Fan.

On the afternoon of January 24, the premiere of the public welfare documentary "Chen Ning Yang: A Century of Science" was held in Beijing, hosted by Zhou Zhonghe, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Photo by China News Service reporter Sun Zifa

　　The documentary "Chen Ning Yang: A Century of Science" uses a variety of creative methods, combined with advanced special effects animation and scene reproduction technology, to vividly restore Yang Zhenning's scientific path under the vicissitudes of history.

　　The documentary production team conducted an in-depth investigation of more than 22,000 precious historical materials in the Chen Ning Yang Academic Archives of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, including articles, letters, manuscripts, books and photos published by Chen Ning Yang since 1944. Most of these historical materials have never been made public.

The team also obtained rich footage from Sweden and the United States of Chen-Ning Yang being awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957, as well as videos of some of Chen-Ning Yang’s lectures, correspondence with famous physicists such as Fermi, etc.

　　The production team followed Yang's footsteps and visited and filmed in Tsinghua University, Princeton, Stony Brook University and other places, and interviewed many scientists, relatives, friends, old friends and colleagues who were familiar with Yang's work and life.

　　Chen Ning Yang also helped the production team obtain and authorize the use of many precious historical materials that had not been released before, including a large number of images that he personally shot - family members and physics colleagues Dirac, Heisenberg, Wheeler, etc. during the meeting.

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