Chien-shiung Wu : nuclear physicist
(2018)
By:
Yomtov, Nel
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/BIOGRAPHY/530/WU,C/YOM
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]
©2018
©2018
DESCRIPTION
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781532110467, 1532110464
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Madame physicist -- A star is born -- Coming to the United States -- Going east -- Beta decay -- Parity breakthrough -- New horizons -- The later years
Women scientists have made key contributions to the pursuit of science and some of the most important discoveries of all time. In Chien-Shiung Wu, learn how the Chinese nuclear physicist chose to pursue a career in science and made breakthrough discoveries in nuclear fission and the scientific understanding of atoms. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website
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