Chemist no. 155 of 350 · Physical

Yuan T. Lee

1936-TaiwanNobel Chemistry 1986

Crossed molecular beam dynamics

Read

The discovery, explained

Yuan T. Lee and the Universal Crossed Beam Machine: Seeing Any Reaction, One Collision at a Time

How Yuan T. Lee built the universal crossed molecular beam machine to study reaction dynamics, earning the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Publishing soon · 5 min read
Biography

Yuan T. Lee: Complete Life and Legacy of a Chemical Dynamics Pioneer

Life of Yuan T. Lee, the Taiwanese-born chemist who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for reaction dynamics and crossed molecular beams.

Publishing soon · 5 min read

Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers
Bruce MahandoctoralDudley Herschbachpostdoc
Students
No documented student link yet