Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu (??? Pinyin: Wú Jiànxíong) (May 31, 1912–February 16, 1997) was a female Chinese American physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. She worked on the Manhattan Project (to enrich the uranium fuel) and disproved the conservation of parity. Her nicknames to many scientists are "First Lady of Physics," "Madame Curie of China" and also "Madame Wu".

Memories

The Chinese Academy of Sciences named Asteroid 2752 after her in 1990: the Wu Jianxiong Xing. In 1995, four Chinese/Taiwanese Nobelists—Tsung-Dao Lee, Chen Ning Yang, Samuel C. C. Ting, and Yuan T. Lee—founded the Wu Chien-Shiung Education Foundation in Taiwan for the purposes of providing scholarships to young aspiring scientists.

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Chinese Academy of Sciences - Asteroid - 1990 - 1995 - Tsung-Dao Lee - Chen Ning Yang - Samuel C. C. Ting - Yuan T. Lee - Taiwan

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She died two years later at the age of 84 of a stroke in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Her cremated ashes were buried at the Mingde Senior High School (successor of Mingde Women's School). Her husband (died February 2003) chose to be buried beside her. Her tombstone was inscribed with calligraphy by Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang (for Wu), and Samuel Ting and Yuan T. Lee (for Yuan).

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Stroke - Manhattan - New York City - Cremate - 2003 - Tombstone - Calligraphy

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In June 1, 2002, a bronze statue of Wu was erected in the courtyard of Mingde High.

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June 1 - 2002 - Bronze - Statue

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