The scientist Chien-shiung Wu

Chien-shiung Wu

Living place: China

Birthday: 31-5-1912

Global rank: #53349

Email: updating

Phone number: updating

The scientist Chien-shiung Wu profile

Who is The scientist Chien-shiung Wu?
Chinese-American physicist best known for his work on The Manhattan Project. She was also the first female president of the American Physical Society.
Among her accolades she has received the Wolf Prize, the National Medal of Science, the Bonner Prize, and the Comstock Physics Prize.

Young / Before famous

She attended Chinese University in China and then moved to the United States to continue studying physics.

Family life info

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

Close relationship

Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Chien-shiung Wu là ai?
She won the National Medal of Science in 1975, the same year John Backus won.

Body measurements of

How tall is The scientist Chien-shiung Wu? What Chien-shiung Wu's weight?
Height: updating
Weight: updating
Measurements: updating

Summary of Chien-shiung Wu profile

When was The scientist Chien-shiung Wu born?
Chien-shiung Wu was born in 31-5-1912, death year is , at the age of 112.
Where is The scientist Chien-shiung Wu's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Chien-shiung Wu was born in China. Là The scientist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Chien-shiung Wu's global rank is 53349 and whose rank is 253 in list of famous The scientist.
Celebrities born in:
/

Events in 1912 and 31-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Chien-shiung Wu

  • The "unsinkable" oceanliner Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg; over 1,500 drown (April 15).
  • Balkan Wars begin, resulting from territorial disputes: Turkey defeated by alliance of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro (Oct.).

Birthday Chien-shiung Wu (31-5) in history

  • Day 31-5 year 1790: The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials.
  • Day 31-5 year 1889: Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam to collapse, sending 20 million tons of water into Johnstown, Pa. Over 2,200 people were killed and the town was nearly destroyed.
  • Day 31-5 year 1911: The hull of the Titanic was launched in Belfast. At the ceremony, a White Star Line employee claimed, “Not even God himself could sink this ship.”
  • Day 31-5 year 1961: South Africa became an independent republic.
  • Day 31-5 year 1962: Former Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel.
  • Day 31-5 year 1970: An earthquake in Peru left more than 50,000 dead.
  • Day 31-5 year 2004: Alberta Martin, 97, one of the last widows of a U.S. Civil War veteran, died. She had married Confederate veteran William Martin in 1927 when she was 21 and he was 81.
  • Day 31-5 year 2010: Nine people are dead after an Israeli navy commando attacks a flotilla of cargo ships and passenger boats on their way to Gaza to provide aid and supplies for the area.
Show all

Other famous The scientist

Famous people born in 31-5-1912

Note about The scientist Chien-shiung Wu

Chien-shiung Wu infomation and profile updated by nguoinoitieng.tv.