Sheril KirshenbaumJan 24, 2023

In a field dominated by men, Chien-Shiung Wu became one of the most influential nuclear physicists of the 20th century.

Her research tested the fundamental laws of nuclear & quantum physics. She was the first Chinese-American elected to the National Academy of Sciences & the first female president of the American Physical Society.

Wu was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1975 & the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1978. She passed away in 1997.
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New postage stamp honors Chien-Shiung Wu, trailblazing nuclear physicist

Chinese American physicist Wu worked on the Manhattan Project and performed groundbreaking experiments throughout her long career.

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Show threadSteve Cromwell
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I thought it was neat that she had a dragon in her lab, and then went looking for what that artwork meant. Turns out her students at Columbia "called her the Dragon Lady, after the character of that name in the comic strip Terry and the Pirates due to Wu's strictness and high standards of excellence."
Jan 24, 2023 at 5:09pmWeb