The Most Famous Female Scientist in China

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The most famous female scientist in China

Wu was a Chinese-American physicist with expertise in the techniques of experimental physics and radioactivity. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project (she helped to develop the process for separating uranium metal into the U-235 and U-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion). She later performed experiments that contradicted the "Law of Conservation of Parity" and which confirmed the theories of colleagues. Her honorary nicknames include the "First Lady of Physics", the "Chinese Marie Curie", and "Madame Wu".

When Columbia University found out Wu's experimental results, it unprecedentedly held a press conference. The next day, The New York Times reported Wu's experimental results in the form of a headline. However, for some reason, Wu and Li Zhengdao, Yang Zhenning, who were two other male scientists, did not win the Nobel Prize of 1957. Although missed the Nobel Prize, Wu still buried in the study. Her expertise and hard working in the physical field had touched a lot of colleagues. Under the influence of Wu, China cultivated a large amount of great scientists.

Wu was constantly contributing to nuclear physics during her whole life. She had the spirit of selfless work and the relentless pursuit of life attitude. Wu did not gain much wealth as a scientist, but she always stood at the forefront of nuclear physics. Wu died in 1997 and the ashes were eventually buried in the former residence called Suzhou.