Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997

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Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997

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吴健雄, 1912-1997

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Wu, Chien-hsiung, 1912-1997

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Wu, Chien-shiung, 1912-1997

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1912-05-31

1912-05-31

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Biographical History

Chien-Shiung Wu (b. May 31, 1912, Shanghai,China-d. Feb. 16, 1997, NY, NY) was the Michael I. Pupin Professor of Physics at Columbia University (1972-1981). An experimental physicist, Wu worked on the Manhattan Project and won the Nobel Prize in 1957.

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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr90013412

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/nr90013412

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q450317

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Beta decay

Nuclear physicists

Nuclear physics

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Nuclear physicists

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Shanghai

23, CN

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