Submitted by mr46636 on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 14:28
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese immigrant to the United States who participated in the Manhattan Project. She made major contributions to subatomic physicis, including the discovery of the phenomenon of parity violation. Throughout her life she also spoke out against gender discrimination in academia.
A few good places to start:
- McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch. Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press,1993. https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/12n4s7g/pq_ebook_centralEBC4388329
- Chiang, Tsai-Chien and Tsai-Chien Chiang. Madame Wu Chien-Shiung: The First Lady of Physics Research. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2014. https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/12n4s7g/iG_PubWSPCB0005634
See also:
- Dihal, Kanta, "Where State Politics Meets Gender Politics: Chien-Shiung Wu and the Manhattan Project," Lady Science, January 18, 2018. https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/where-state-politics-meets-gender-politics-chien-shiung-wu-and-the-manhattan-project/