Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American physicist and academic (born 1912)

Chien-Shiung Wu

Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997)

Chien-Shiung Wu (Chinese: 吳健雄; pinyin: Wú Jiànxióng; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Chien4-Hsiung2; May 31, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Wu worked on the…