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

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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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referencedIn Sage Colleges. Archives. Honorary degree recipient for 1971, Chien Shiung Wu. The Sage Colleges Libraries
referencedIn Columbia University. Physics Dept. Columbia University Department of Physics Records, 1870-1983. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Segrè, Emilio. Oral history interview with Emilio Gino Segrè, 1967 February 13. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf American Physical Society. Meeting (1976 : Washington, D.C.). Bicentennial session on the history of pioneering American physicists [sound recording] / 1976 April 28. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Wilson, Robert R., 1914-2000. Robert R. Wilson papers, 1936-2000. Cornell University Library
creatorOf NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the History of Original Ideas and Basic Discoveries in Particle Physics (1994 : Erice, Italy). Selected talks from the International Conference on the History of Original Ideas and Basic Discoveries in Particle Physics [sound recording] / 1994. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Pauli, Hertha, 1909-1973. Letter to Chien Shiung Wu concerning her brother, Wolfgang Pauli, 1959. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Niels Bohr Library. The Emilio Segrè visual archives, T-Z, [ca. 1870]-9999. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn University of Pennsylvania. Office of the President. Assistant to the President for Special Projects. Records, 1977-1994. University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center
referencedIn Robert R. Wilson papers, 1936-2000. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Wu, Chien-sung. Ideology, higher education, and professional manpower in communist China, 1949 - 1969 / [MiKroform] Chien-sung Wu.
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Shanghai 23 CN
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Nuclear physics
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Death 1997-02-16

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