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… it is shameful that there are so few women in science... In China there are many, many women in physics. There is a misconception in America that women scientists are all dowdy spinsters. This is the fault of men. In Chinese society, a woman is valued for what she is, and men encourage her to accomplishments yet she remains eternally feminine.

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Beta decay was... like a dear old friend. There would always be a special place in my heart reserved especially for it.

Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu

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Born: May 31, 1912

Died: February 16, 1997 (aged 84)

Bio: Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics.

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