Wu (1912 ~ 1997) Chinese-American female physicists. May 31, 1912, born in Jiangsu river, in 1934 graduated from the Nanjing Central University. 1936 University of California, the United States to study abroad, a doctorate in 1940.
Physicist Yuan in 1942 and married in the United States. 1952 as an associate professor at Columbia University, was promoted to professor in 1958, the same year was elected to the U.S. Academy of Sciences. Pubin 1972 has served as Chair Professor, 1980 retirement. 1975 American Physical Society was the first female president.
Wu mainly engaged in nuclear physics and the weak interaction, and other aspects of the experimental study. The main contribution is that in 1957 with β decay experiments proved that the weak interaction in the宇称不守恒. 1956, Wu β decay in the area for some excellent experiment. 1956 Li Zhengdao, Yang Chen-ning to β decay in the process of parity may not be conserved, Wu immediately led her group has conducted an experiment: in a very low temperature (0.01 K) with strong magnetic field under the direction of Cobalt-60 nuclear spin Polarization (almost all of the spin in the same direction), then observe the Cobalt-60 nuclear β decay to the release of the electronic radio direction.
