Chien-shiung Wu
Physicist

Chien-shiung Wu Net Worth

Chien-shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist born on May 31, 1912 in Liuhe, China. She is best known for her work on The Manhattan Project and was the first female President of the American Physical Society. Her contributions to the field of physics have been widely recognized and she is considered one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 31, 1912
Birth Place Liuhe, China
Age 108 YEARS OLD
Died On Feb 16, 1997 (age 84)
Birth Sign Gemini

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Chinese-American Physicist best known for her work on The Manhattan Project. She was also the first female President of the American Physical Society.

Before Fame

She attended the National Central University in China and then relocated to the United States to continue studying physics.

Trivia

Among the awards she received were the Wolf Prize, National Medal of Science, Bonner Prize, and the Comstock Prize in Physics.

Family Life

She married Luke Chia-Liu Yuan in 1942 and they had one son.

Associated With

She won the National Medal of Science in 1975, the same year that John Backus won.

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