Personal Life
Lee married Bernice Wu Chin-li (吳錦麗 Wú Jǐnlì), whom he has known since elementary school. They have three children: Ted, Sidney, and Charlotte. In 2003 he was one of 21 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto.
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