Happy Monday everyone,
Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily! This is the 249th episode — Fearless Madam Wu.
This solo improvisation track was recorded yesterday, inspired by Madam Chien-Shiung Wu (family name is Wu) 吴健雄 (1912 – 1997). Madam Wu was a Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics. She worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 and uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion.
Madam Wu is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. This discovery resulted in her colleagues Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang winning the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics, while Wu herself was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in Physics in 1978. Her expertise in experimental physics evoked comparisons to Marie Curie. Her nicknames include the "First Lady of Physics", the "Chinese Madame Curie" and the "Queen of Nuclear Research".
The China History Podcast, produced by my dear friend/historian Laszlo Montgomery just published a brilliant episode about Chien-Shiung Wu. You can listen to it here :
“This time Laszlo introduces an outstanding Chinese-American scientist who will be honored in the United States on February 11, 2021 with a new commemorative postage stamp. Dr. C.S. Wu came to America in 1936 and due to circumstances in her homeland, ended up staying in the US for good. She made many contributions in the field of physics and worked on the Manhattan Project. Dr. Wu was role model and tireless campaigner for encouraging young women to study the sciences and for equal rights. Her's was a great American success story.” - The China History Podcast
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Chien-Shiung Wu US 2021 Stamp
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