Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics

Chien-Shiung Wu, a pioneering physicist born in China in 1912, made significant contributions to the Manhattan Project during WWII. Despite facing anti-Asian sentiment, she became one of the first female professors at Columbia University. Wu's work on parity violation challenged existing physics laws, yet her male colleagues received the Nobel Prize. She advocated for women in science and received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science. Known as the First Lady of Physics, Wu inspired future generations even after her retirement.

What significant project was Chien-Shiung Wu invited to work on during World War II?

• The Large Hadron Collider

• The Apollo Program

• The Manhattan Project

• The Human Genome Project

What was the main discovery Chien-Shiung Wu contributed to regarding the law of conservation of parity?

• It was a new law she proposed.

• It was confirmed under all conditions.

• It was violated under certain conditions.

• It was irrelevant to modern physics.

Who received the Nobel Prize for the discovery related to the law of conservation of parity?

• No one received the Nobel Prize

• Both Chien-Shiung Wu and her colleagues

• Her male colleagues

• Chien-Shiung Wu

In her advocacy for women in science, what did Chien-Shiung Wu question in her 1964 talk?

• The importance of gender in education

• The preference of atoms for gendered treatment

• The need for more female physicists

• The role of women in politics

What title is Chien-Shiung Wu known by, despite not winning a Nobel Prize?

• The First Lady of Physics

• The Queen of Chemistry

• The Mother of Modern Science

• The Pioneer of Quantum Mechanics