Wu Jianxiong
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Wu Jianxiong, better known as Chien-Shiung Wu, was a pioneering Chinese-American experimental physicist whose groundbreaking work on beta decay and the violation of parity conservation earned her the nickname "the First Lady of Physics."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wu Jianxiong canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese-American scientist
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experimental physicist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Comstock Prize in Physics
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John Price Wetherill Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics ⓘ Wolf Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| burialPlace | courtyard of Ming De School, Liuhe, Jiangsu, China ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child | Vincent Yuan ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
demonstration of parity violation in weak interactions
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development of nuclear reactors during the Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
China
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-05-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-02-16 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Emilio Segrè ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
National Central University
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Southeast University ⓘ
surface form:
National Central University in Nanjing
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Manhattan Project ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ Smith College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental physics
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nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Standard Model of particle physics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences (United States)
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| name |
Chien-Shiung Wu
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Wu Jianxiong self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Chien-Shiung Wu
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surface form:
吳健雄
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| nickname |
Chinese Madame Curie
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First Lady of Physics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Wu experiment
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experimental confirmation of parity violation ⓘ work on beta decay ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Wu experiment
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surface form:
Wu experiment on cobalt-60 beta decay
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| placeOfBirth | Liuhe, Taicang, Jiangsu, China ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | president of the American Physical Society ⓘ |
| spouse | Luke Chia-Liu Yuan ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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