Chien-Shiung Wu

​Chien-Shiung Wu

(First Lady of Physics)​

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Who is this lady?

• Cai Lun

• Tu YouYou

• Su Song

• Wu Chien-Shiung

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Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?

• Vera Kistiakowsky

• Chien-Shiung Wu

• Marie Curie

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Elle a gagné un Nobel

• Rosalind Franklin

• Inge Lehmann

• Chien-Shiung Wu

• Irene Joliot-Curie

• Lise Meitner

​American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. (Weird line height I was unable to shake).

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• 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.

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• She is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved.

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Which woman played an important role in the creation of the atomic bomb?

• Agnodice

• Jude Milhon

• Maria Teresa

• Chien Shiung Wu

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Wu was born on the 31st of May, 1912 in Liuhe Taician Suzhou, China. She was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics.She is famous for her work on the Manhattan Project where she helped develop the process for separating Uranium into Uranium-235 and Uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion.

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Marie Curie (*1867) won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 for her contribution to the understanding of radiation.

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New Zealand Prime Minister re-elected for the second time in 2020. Joined the Labor party at age 18 and parliament in 2008.

• Malala Yousafzai

• Chien-Shiung Wu

• Luiza Helena Trajano

• Jacinda Ardern

• Katherine Johnson

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¿Cuál fue el país de origen de Chien Shiung Wu?

• China

• Japón

• Corea

• Estados Unidos

It is believed this is what she saw in her dreams

​Let's have 3 cheers for WU