Chien-Shiung Wu
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Summary
Chien-Shiung Wu was born on May 31, 1912[1], in Taicang[2]. She died on February 16, 1997[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a nuclear physicist[5], university teacher[6], physicist[7], and scientist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,796 views/month, #6,651 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of death: 1997[10]
- Spouse: Luke Chia-Liu Yuan[11]
- Child: Vincent Yuan[12]
- Country of citizenship: Republic of China[13], United States[14], Taiwan[15]
- Native language: Chinese[16]
- Ethnic group: Chinese Americans[17]
- Field of work: physics[18], physicalism[19], experimental physics[20], nuclear physics[21], particle physics[22], radioactivity[23], uranium[24], anemia[25]
- Employer: Princeton University[26], Columbia University[27], Smith College[28], Zhejiang University[29]
- Educated at: National Central University (Nanjing)[30], University of California, Berkeley[31], Smith College[32], Zhejiang University[33], Nanjing University[34]
- Doctoral advisor: Ernest Lawrence[35]
- Notable work: Non-Conservation of Parity[36]
- Award received: John Price Wetherill Medal[37], Wolf Prize in Physics[38], National Women's Hall of Fame[39], National Medal of Science[40], Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics[41], honorary doctorate from Princeton University[42], Fellow of the American Physical Society[43], Comstock Prize in Physics[44], Women in Technology Hall of Fame[45], Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University[46], honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong[47]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[48], Chinese Academy of Sciences[49], American Physical Society[50], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[51], American Association for the Advancement of Science[52], Academia Sinica[53], Royal Society of Edinburgh[54], Committee of 100[55], The World Academy of Sciences[56], Graduate Women in Science[57], American Philosophical Society[58]
- Sex or gender: female[59]
- Commons category: Chien-shiung Wu[60]
- Cause of death: stroke[61]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[62]
- Family name: Wu[63]
- Described at URL: http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/wu-chien-shiung.pdf[64]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Chien-Shiung Wu include Wu experiment[65], an experiment[66].
Why It Matters
Chien-Shiung Wu has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] She is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for her include Wu experiment[65], an experiment[66].
Her notable doctoral advisees include Evelyn Hu[69], a physicist[70], b. 1947[71], of United States[72], awarded the IEEE Fellow[73].
FAQs
Where was Chien-Shiung Wu born?
Chien-Shiung Wu was born in Taicang[2].
Where did Chien-Shiung Wu die?
Chien-Shiung Wu passed away in New York City[4].
Who was Chien-Shiung Wu married to?
Chien-Shiung Wu's spouses include Luke Chia-Liu Yuan[11].
What did Chien-Shiung Wu do for work?
Chien-Shiung Wu worked as a nuclear physicist[5], university teacher[6], physicist[7], and scientist[8].
Where did Chien-Shiung Wu go to school?
Chien-Shiung Wu was educated at National Central University (Nanjing)[30], University of California, Berkeley[31], Smith College[32], and Zhejiang University[33].
What awards did Chien-Shiung Wu receive?
Honors received include John Price Wetherill Medal[37], Wolf Prize in Physics[38], National Women's Hall of Fame[39], and National Medal of Science[40].