Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research
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Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research

The First Lady of Physics Research

Tsai-chien Chiang

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Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research

The First Lady of Physics Research

Tsai-chien Chiang

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About This Book

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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Publisher
World Scientific
Year
2013
ISBN
9789814368933
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Science General
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Translator’s Note
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter 1 Childhood in Liuhe
  6. Chapter 2 A Young Wu Chien-Shiung Became the Favorite Student of Hu Shih
  7. Chapter 3 Choice of Future
  8. Chapter 4 A Rising Star in Berkeley
  9. Chapter 5 Youth and Love
  10. Chapter 6 Going East
  11. Chapter 7 From Nuclear Fission to the Manhattan Project
  12. Chapter 8 A World Authority in Beta Decay
  13. Chapter 9 Revolution in Parity Conservation
  14. Chapter 10 Experiment at 2,000 Feet Underground
  15. Chapter 11 The First Female President of the American Physical Society
  16. Chapter 12 Love of China
  17. Chapter 13 The First Lady of Physics Research
  18. Chapter 14 Wu Chien-Shiung the Scientist
  19. Name Index
Citation styles for Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research

APA 6 Citation

Chiang, T. (2013). Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research ([edition unavailable]). World Scientific Publishing Company. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/847738/madame-wu-chienshiung-the-first-lady-of-physics-research-the-first-lady-of-physics-research-pdf (Original work published 2013)

Chicago Citation

Chiang, Tsai-chien. (2013) 2013. Madame Wu Chien-Shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research. [Edition unavailable]. World Scientific Publishing Company. https://www.perlego.com/book/847738/madame-wu-chienshiung-the-first-lady-of-physics-research-the-first-lady-of-physics-research-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Chiang, T. (2013) Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research. [edition unavailable]. World Scientific Publishing Company. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/847738/madame-wu-chienshiung-the-first-lady-of-physics-research-the-first-lady-of-physics-research-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Chiang, Tsai-chien. Madame Wu Chien-Shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research. [edition unavailable]. World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.