Bibliograph

Chien-Shiung Wu, phenomenal physicist, Jill C. Wheeler

Type

Label

Chien-Shiung Wu, phenomenal physicist, Jill C. Wheeler

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chien-Shiung Wu

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jill C. Wheeler

Series statement

Women in science

Sub title

phenomenal physicist

Summary

In this title, examine the life of accomplished physics researcher and experimentalist Chien-Shiung Wu. Readers will enjoy digging into Wu's personal story, beginning with her childhood in China where her father encouraged her curiosity and interest in science. Students can trace Wu's success from her education at the University of California-Berkeley, where she met physics giants Oppenheimer, Fermi, and Segre, to her secret involvement with the Manhatten Project and her tenure as a researcher and professor at Columbia University. Engaging text and photos offer insight on topics such as nuclear physics, beta decay, and the law of parity. While a timeline, glossary, and index supplement the text, an entertaining science activity allows readers their own hands-on experience based on the science that inspired this woman's groundbreaking career. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company

Target audience

juvenile

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