Title: Chien-Shiung Wu
Description: Women scientists have made key contributions to the pursuit of science and some of the most important discoveries of all time. In Chien-Shiung Wu, learn how the Chinese nuclear physicist chose to pursue a career in science and made breakthrough discoveries in nuclear fission and the scientific understanding of atoms. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Subjects: Physicists, Chinese Americans, Chinese American women, Manhattan Project (U.S.), Physics, Women physicists, Biography, History, Women, biography, juvenile literature
People: C. S. Wu (Chien-shiung) (1912-1997)
Time periods: 20th century