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Narrating the well-lived life of the “Chinese Madame Curie” — a recipient of the first Wolf Prize in Physics (1978), the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Princeton University, as well as the first female president of the American Physical Society — this book provides a comprehensive and honest account of the life of Dr Wu Chien-Shiung, an outstanding and leading experimental physicist of the 20th century.

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Childhood in Liuhe; A Young Wu Chien-Shiung Became the Favorite Student of Hu Shih; Choice of Future; A Rising Star in Berkeley; Youth and Love; Going East; From Nuclear Fission to The Manhattan Project; A World Authority in Beta Decay; Revolution in Parity Conservation; Experiment at 2000 Feet Below Ground; First Female President of the American Physical Society; Love of China; The First Lady of Physics Research; Wu Chien-Shiung: The Scientist.

Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics

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      Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9789814374842, 978-9814374842
      ISBN10: 9814374849

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Narrating the well-lived life of the “Chinese Madame Curie” — a recipient of the first Wolf Prize in Physics (1978), the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Princeton University, as well as the first female president of the American Physical Society — this book provides a comprehensive and honest account of the life of Dr Wu Chien-Shiung, an outstanding and leading experimental physicist of the 20th century.

      Table of Contents
      Childhood in Liuhe; A Young Wu Chien-Shiung Became the Favorite Student of Hu Shih; Choice of Future; A Rising Star in Berkeley; Youth and Love; Going East; From Nuclear Fission to The Manhattan Project; A World Authority in Beta Decay; Revolution in Parity Conservation; Experiment at 2000 Feet Below Ground; First Female President of the American Physical Society; Love of China; The First Lady of Physics Research; Wu Chien-Shiung: The Scientist.

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