Unit 4: STEM Women Rock! (2nde_gr2)

 

The First Lady Physics

The document under study is an infographic about the life of Chien-Shiung Wu, a Chinese-American who was nickname “the First Lady of Physics.”

We have learned that she graduated from Nanjing University in 1934 with top marks. Then, she went to Berkley, California where she studied for a doctorate (PhD). In 1944 and in 1957, her work did not get the recognition it deserved, only male scientists ibn her team got it. Nevertheless, she could receive some awards such as the Comstock prize in physics in 1964. Moreover, she got the National Medal of Science and the Bonner prize in 1975. In addition, she wrote a book published in 1965 that became a reference in physics: Beta Decay. On top of that, ins 1974, she was named “scientist of the year” by a magazine.

Her parents were a teacher and an engineer; hence the teacher helped her pursue academic studies and the engineer directed her towards physics. Besides, they played an important role in her success because without them she would not even have thought of pursuing a job in the research field. On top of that, her parents were also very open-minded and were not scared to let their daughter study in another country. Furthermore, her parents motivated her to succeed because she wanted to prove that them investing in her was not a waste of money.

Homework: Learn the lesson.