Sunday, January 17, 2021

Sunday Stamps: Women

 And I have a woman scientist, who could have been shared last week.  This is a new stamp, advertised on the USPS website, but not available yet.



From wikipedia:

Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 and uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion. She 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".

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5 comments:

Mail Adventures said...

A very nice one about an interesting woman.

FinnBadger said...

An amazing woman, and I'm always amazed when art looks like a photograph.

violet s said...

Another great woman of conviction, and distinction.

Joy said...

Yet another woman who was overlooked while male co-workers got the Nobel, thank goodness those times are past. I like the pattern of the dress/top she is wearing.

Bob Scotney said...

A truly exceptional woman.

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