Dr.Chien-Shiung Wu,also known as "the First Lady of Physics," fundamentally transformed modern physical theory and changed our accepted view of the structure of the universe. Born in a small town near Shanghai,Wu attended a school started by her father,who believed in education for girls,des...
Open Document Chien-Shiung Wu Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese American experimental physicist born on May 31, 1912 in Liu Ho, China. Going up in China, there was a lot of pressure on her for doing well in school and her parents because they were teachers and engineers, they encouraged...
Wu devot e d much of her tim e to educational programs, promoting gi rls in th e ST EM fields both in th e US an d i n China. Her motivational story ma d e her a ero for many young women scientists, just as her nam e "Chien-Shiung" implies. Sh e was so great that sh...
Afterwards, she moved to the UnitedStates and earned her doctorate degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1940.3Intead se acceped teachingjob tSmith Coeg and at t Prncton Univriy.At the time, Wu was the first female instructor ever to join the faculty at Princeto...