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Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu: Premier Nuclear Physicist

May 17, 2022
Headlines and Heroes

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was a Chinese-born American physicist who worked on the covert Manhattan Project developing the first nuclear weapons for the U.S. during WWII and later conducted a landmark experiment that established her as one of the premier experimental physicists in history.

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  • Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu: Premier Nuclear Physicist

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    May 17, 2022

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    from: Teaching with the Library of Congress
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    from: In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress
    May 17, 2022

  • Navigating the Jefferson Stacks: Why It Is So Hard!

    from: Guardians of Memory: Preserving the National Collection
    April 28, 2022

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    from: In The Muse: Performing Arts Blog
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