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Image: Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) in 1963 - Restoration

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Description: Subject: Wu, C. S (Chien-shiung) 1912-1997        Columbia University

Type: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1963     3/20/1963

Topic: Physics

Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-1507]

Summary: 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

Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archivess

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Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives
Usage Terms: Public domain

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