# Samuel C. C. Ting

_Chinese-American physicist_

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> Chao Chung Ting, also known by his English name Samuel, is a Taiwanese-American particle physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976 with Burton Richter for discovering the subatomic J/ψ particle. He is the Thomas Dudley Cabot Institute Chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 27 January 1936 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ann Arbor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P106))
- **Education:** University of Michigan; Columbia University; National Cheng Kung University; Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P69))
- **Official website:** web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/ting_samuel.html ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P856))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Eringen Medal; Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award; Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; honorary doctor of the University of Science and Technology of China; honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715#P166))

## Questions

**When was Samuel C. C. Ting born?**  
Samuel C. C. Ting was born on 27 January 1936 in Ann Arbor.

**Where did Samuel C. C. Ting study?**  
Samuel C. C. Ting was educated at University of Michigan, Columbia University, National Cheng Kung University, Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Samuel C. C. Ting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_C._C._Ting) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q192715](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192715) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Samuel Ting 2023.jpg by 中国新闻社 (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Ting_2023.jpg)

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