Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997)
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Date: 1963
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2010-1507
In 1963, Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997), professor of physics at Columbia University, was already considered one of the world's foremost experimental physicists. Her experiments, with the aid of associates Y.K. Lee and L.W. Mo, confirmed the theory of sub-atomic behavior known as "weak interaction.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2010-1507
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Physics
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-1507]