Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu

by Valerie Bodden

Book Overview

Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and made a discovery that changed the field forever.

Wu came to the United States to study physics. Soon she was a sought-after physics professor. As an expert in the field, she left teaching to work on secret government programs. She even helped disprove...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512413062
• ISBN13: 9781512413069
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6