1912 - 1997
Chien-Shiung Wu Chinese Physicist
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Chien-Shiung Wu was previously married to Luke Chia-Liu Yuan (1942 - 1997).
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Chinese Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu was born on 31st May, 1912 in Shanghai, Liuhe, Taicang, Jiangsu, China and passed away on 16th Feb 1997 New York City, New York, USA aged 84. She is most remembered for Manhattan Project. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
Chien-Shiung Wu is a member of the following lists: University of California, Berkeley alumni, 1912 births and 1997 deaths.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
60 years, 7 months
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60 years, 7 months
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| First Name |
Chien-Shiung
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| Last Name |
Wu
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| Full Name at Birth |
Chien-Shiung Wu
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| Alternative Name |
Chien-Shiung Wu, First Lady of Physics, Chinese Madame Curie, Queen of Nuclear Research
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| Birthday |
31st May, 1912
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| Birthplace |
Shanghai, Liuhe, Taicang, Jiangsu, China
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| Died |
16th February, 1997
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Asian
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| Nationality |
Chinese
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| University |
National Central University, University of California, Berkeley
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| Occupation Text |
Chinese-American experimental physicist
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| Occupation |
Physicist
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| Claim to Fame |
Manhattan Project
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Chien-Shiung Wu (Chinese: 吳健雄; May 31, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 and uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion.
She is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. This discovery resulted in her colleagues Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang winning the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics, while Wu herself was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in Physics in 1978. Her expertise in experimental physics evoked comparisons to Marie Curie. Her nicknames include the "First Lady of Physics", the "Chinese Madame Curie" and the "Queen of Nuclear Research".
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