Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu |
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Author:
| Bodden, Valerie |
Series title: | STEM Trailblazer Bios Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5124-2506-2 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Lerner Publications |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and made a discovery that changed the field forever. Wu came to the United States to study physics. Soon she was a sought-after physics professor. As an expert in the field, she left teaching to work on secret government programs. She even helped disprove a major law of physics. But how...
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Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and made a discovery that changed the field forever.
Wu came to the United States to study physics. Soon she was a sought-after physics professor. As an expert in the field, she left teaching to work on secret government programs. She even helped disprove a major law of physics. But how did she get there? Find out how Wu's persistence drove her contributions in the field of physics.