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Chien-Shiung Wu

  • Taicang: May 31, 1912 celebration
  • New York City: February 16, 1997 celebration
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    Chien-Shiung Wu  
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    United States, Taiwan, Republic of China  
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    Female  
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    Chien-Shiung Wu
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Taicang: May 31, 1912  
  • deceased Rest in Peace

    New York City: February 16, 1997  
  • language Official Website

     
  • engineering Field of Work

    1. physics
    2. uranium
    3. anemia
    4. radioactivity
    5. particle physics
    6. experimental physics
    7. nuclear physics
    8. physicalism
     
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    1. Ernest Lawrence
     
  • person_book Student

     
  • school Education

    1. National Central University (Nanjing)
    2. Nanjing University
    3. Zhejiang University
    4. University of California, Berkeley
    5. Smith College
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Wolf Prize in Physics (1978)
    2. Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University (1986)
    3. Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1975)
    4. John Price Wetherill Medal (1962)
    5. honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
    6. Comstock Prize in Physics (1963)
    7. Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1996)
    8. honorary doctorate from Princeton University
    9. Fellow of the American Physical Society
    10. National Women's Hall of Fame (1998)
    11. National Medal of Science (1975)
     
  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) | Wolf Prize in Physics (1978), Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University (1986), Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear

1. Galo Soler Illia

  • Buenos Aires: May 31, 1970 celebration

Argentinian chemist | Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, National School of Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires: May 31, 1970 - St.

2. Vladimir Varava

  • Voronezh: May 31, 1967 celebration

Russian scientist | Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies, Voronezh State Pedagogical University | Voronezh: May 31, 1967 - Russkiy Yurtkul

3. Gerhard Woeginger

  • Graz: May 31, 1964 celebration
  • April 1, 2022 deceased

Austrian mathematician | Humboldt Prize (2011), Start-Preis (1996) | Graz University of Technology | Graz: May 31, 1964 - April 1, 2022 | Gerhard Woeginger

4. Yuri Tschinkel

  • Moscow: May 31, 1964 celebration

German mathematician | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Moscow

5. David Leigh

  • Birmingham: May 31, 1963 celebration

British organic chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2009), Bakerian Lecture (2013), Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (2007), Fellow of the Royal Society of

6. Konstantin Sigov

  • Kyiv: May 31, 1962 celebration

Ukrainian philosopher and publisher | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Officer of the Legion of Honour

7. Wolfgang E. Ernst

  • May 31, 1951 celebration

May 31, 1951 - Vijayanagara Empire: January 1, 1632 | Wolfgang E. Ernst | May 31, 1951 - Vijayanagara Empire: January 1, 1632

8. Salvador Giménez Valls (Salvador Gimenez Valls)

  • Muro de Alcoy: May 31, 1948 celebration

Spanish bishop | Pontifical University of Salamanca, University of Valencia | Muro de Alcoy: May 31, 1948 - Oegstgeest: September 19, 1974 | Salvador Giménez

9. Ronald Weinberger

  • May 31, 1948 celebration

May 31, 1948 - Göttingen: June 5, 1976 | Ronald Weinberger | May 31, 1948 - Göttingen: June 5, 1976

10. Ziyaddin Magerramov

  • Shatjrek: May 31, 1947 celebration

Azerbaijani philologist | Golden Pen Prize (media award) (2013) | Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University | Shatjrek: May 31, 1947 - August 13, 2021 | Ziyaddin

11. Czesław Basztura (Czeslaw Basztura)

  • Gliny Wielkie: May 31, 1946 celebration
  • Wrocław: October 14, 2000 deceased

Polish physicist (1946-2000) | Gold Cross of Merit | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Gliny Wielkie: May 31, 1946 - Wrocław: October 14, 2000

12. Angelo Bolaffi

  • Rome: May 31, 1946 celebration

Italian political scientist, philosopher and germanist | Sapienza University of Rome | Rome: May 31, 1946 - Kraków: October 19, 2016 | Angelo Bolaffi | Rome

13. Detlev Buchholz

  • Gdańsk: May 31, 1944 celebration

German physicist | Max Planck Medal (2008), Physics Prize of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences (1979), Gustav Hertz Prize (1977) | University of Hamburg

14. Douglas Kellner

  • Washington, D.C.: May 31, 1943 celebration

American critical theorist, university professor | Washington, D.C.: May 31, 1943 - Porto: May 20, 1941 | Douglas Kellner | Washington, D.C.: May 31, 1943

15. Gennadi Vainikko

  • Kondopoga: May 31, 1938 celebration
  • November 1, 2024 deceased

Estonian mathematician and academian | Medal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, University of Tartu Grand Medal, Merited Scientist of Estonian SSR, Order of

16. Yaffa Eliach

  • Eišiškės: May 31, 1937 celebration
  • Manhattan: November 8, 2016 deceased

Polish American historian, author, and scholar of Judaic studies and the Holocaust | Guggenheim Fellowship (1987) | City University of New York, Brooklyn College

17. Zvi Weinberger

  • May 31, 1933 celebration

Israeli physicist | Yeshiva University, Hebron Yeshiva | May 31, 1933 - Beaucaire: March 26, 1883 | Zvi Weinberger | May 31, 1933 - Beaucaire: March 26, 1883

18. Henry B. Eyring

  • Princeton: May 31, 1933 celebration

American Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | Harvard Business School, University of Utah, Harvard University | Princeton: May 31, 1933

19. Jay Miner

  • Prescott: May 31, 1932 celebration
  • Mountain View: June 20, 1994 deceased

American electrical engineer (1932–1994) | University of California, Berkeley | Prescott: May 31, 1932 - Mountain View: June 20, 1994 | Jay Miner | Prescott

20. John Robert Schrieffer

  • Oak Park: May 31, 1931 celebration
  • Tallahassee: July 27, 2019 deceased

American physicist (1931-2019) | National Medal of Science (1983), Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1968), Comstock Prize in Physics (1968), Fellow of

21. Edoardo Vesentini

  • Rome: May 31, 1928 celebration
  • Pisa: March 28, 2020 deceased

Italian mathematician and politician (1928-2020) | Bonavera Prize (1958), Caccioppoli Prize (1962), Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences

22. Adam Zaleski

  • Lviv: May 31, 1928 celebration
  • January 18, 2023 deceased

Polish chemist (1928–2023) | Medal "Guardian of National Memorials", Siberian Exiles Cross, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Pro Memoria Medal

23. Ulrich Wannagat

  • Königsberg: May 31, 1923 celebration
  • Brunswick: January 10, 2003 deceased

German chemist (1923–2003) | Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Graz, Alfred Stock Memorial Prize (1979) | Königsberg: May 31, 1923 - Brunswick

24. Huston Smith

  • Suzhou: May 31, 1919 celebration
  • Berkeley: December 30, 2016 deceased

religious studies scholar (1919-2016) | The World's Religions | University of Chicago Divinity School, Central Methodist University | Suzhou: May 31, 1919

25. Lloyd Quarterman

  • Philadelphia: May 31, 1918 celebration
  • Chicago: January 1, 1982 deceased

American chemist, scientist at Argonne Lab | Philadelphia: May 31, 1918 - Chicago: January 1, 1982 | Lloyd Quarterman | Philadelphia: May 31, 1918 - Chicago

26. Aron Reznikov

  • Minsk: May 31, 1915 celebration
  • Tolyatti: October 2, 1999 deceased

Russian scientist | Medal "Veteran of Labour", VDNKh bronze medal, Order of the Badge of Honour, VDNKh silver medal, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in

27. Chien-Shiung Wu

  • Taicang: May 31, 1912 celebration
  • New York City: February 16, 1997 deceased

Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) | Wolf Prize in Physics (1978), Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University (1986), Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear

28. Maurice Allais

  • 14th arrondissement of Paris: May 31, 1911 celebration
  • Saint-Cloud: October 9, 2010 deceased

French economist (1911–2010) | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1949), Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (1988), Zerilli-Marimò Prize

29. Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi

  • Goa: May 31, 1907 celebration
  • Pune: June 29, 1966 deceased

Indian mathematician (*1907 - †1966) | Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Harvard University, Fergusson College | Goa: May 31, 1907 - Pune: June 29, 1966

30. Conny Palm

  • Sweden: May 31, 1907 celebration
  • Sweden: December 27, 1951 deceased

Swedish mathematician and electrical engineer (1907-1951) | Polhem Prize (1945), Knight of the Order of Vasa (1950) | Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden

31. Friedrich Hielscher

  • Plauen: May 31, 1902 celebration
  • Furtwangen im Schwarzwald: March 6, 1990 deceased

German resistance member (1902–1990) | Plauen: May 31, 1902 - Furtwangen im Schwarzwald: March 6, 1990 | Friedrich Hielscher | Plauen: May 31, 1902

32. Louise L. Sloan

  • Baltimore: May 31, 1898 celebration
  • January 1, 1982 deceased

vision scientist (1898-1982) | Edgar D. Tillyer Award (1971) | Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr School, Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore: May 31, 1898 - January 1, 1982

33. Säyet Waxidi (Sayet Waxidi)

  • May 31, 1887 celebration

Möxämmädiä | May 31, 1887 - Saint Petersburg: October 10, 2006 | Säyet Waxidi (Sayet Waxidi) | May 31, 1887 - Saint Petersburg: October 10, 2006

34. Fran Kobal

  • May 31, 1881 celebration

May 31, 1881 - London: January 1, 1704 | Fran Kobal | May 31, 1881 - London: January 1, 1704

35. Heinrich Greinacher

  • St. Gallen: May 31, 1880 celebration
  • Bern: April 17, 1974 deceased

Swiss physicist (1880–1974) | Cockcroft–Walton generator | University of Geneva, Humboldt University of Berlin | St. Gallen: May 31, 1880 - Bern: April 17, 1974

36. Karel Hinterlechner

  • Ljubljana: May 31, 1874 celebration
  • Ljubljana: October 25, 1932 deceased

Slovene geologist | Ljubljana: May 31, 1874 - Ljubljana: October 25, 1932 | Karel Hinterlechner | Ljubljana: May 31, 1874 - Ljubljana: October 25, 1932

37. Giuseppe Rensi

  • Villafranca di Verona: May 31, 1871 celebration
  • Genoa: February 14, 1941 deceased

Italian philosopher (1871–1941) | Sapienza University of Rome | Villafranca di Verona: May 31, 1871 - Genoa: February 14, 1941 | Giuseppe Rensi | Villafranca

38. Eugenio Rignano

  • Livorno: May 31, 1870 celebration
  • Milan: February 9, 1930 deceased

Italian philosopher | Polytechnic University of Turin, University of Pisa | Livorno: May 31, 1870 - Milan: February 9, 1930 | Eugenio Rignano | Livorno: May

39. Krastyo Krastev

  • Pirot: May 31, 1866 celebration
  • Sofia: April 15, 1919 deceased

Bulgarian philosopher (1866–1919) | Leipzig University | Pirot: May 31, 1866 - Sofia: April 15, 1919 | Krastyo Krastev | Pirot: May 31, 1866 - Sofia: April 15, 1919

40. Clarence Chant

  • Hagerman's Corners: May 31, 1865 celebration
  • Richmond Hill: November 18, 1956 deceased

Canadian astronomer and physicist (1865–1956) | University of Toronto, Markham District High School, Harvard University | Hagerman's Corners: May 31, 1865

41. Mikhail Nesterov

  • Ufa: May 31, 1862 celebration
  • Moscow: October 18, 1942 deceased

Russian artist (1862-1942) | Stalin Prize, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | The

42. William Peddie

  • Papa Westray: May 31, 1861 celebration
  • Ninewells: June 2, 1946 deceased

Scottish physicist and applied mathematician (1861-1946) | Makdougall Brisbane Prize (1896), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of

43. Vojtech Alexander

  • Kežmarok: May 31, 1857 celebration
  • Budapest: January 15, 1916 deceased

Hungarian physicist, doctor and university educator (1857-1916) | Eötvös Loránd University | Kežmarok: May 31, 1857 - Budapest: January 15, 1916 | Vojtech

44. Alphonse Pénaud (Alphonse Penaud)

  • Paris: May 31, 1850 celebration
  • Paris: October 22, 1880 deceased

French engineer (1850-1880) | Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1875) | École Navale | Paris: May 31, 1850 - Paris: October 22, 1880 | Alphonse Pénaud

45. R. E. B. Crompton

  • Sion Hill: May 31, 1845 celebration
  • Ripon: February 15, 1940 deceased

British engineer (1845-1940) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Faraday Medal (1926) | Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Elstree School, Harrow School | Sion

46. Francesc Bonet i Dalmau

  • Valls: May 31, 1841 celebration
  • Barcelona: June 26, 1898 deceased

Spanish businessperson, inventor and engineer | Valls: May 31, 1841 - Barcelona: June 26, 1898 | Francesc Bonet i Dalmau | Valls: May 31, 1841 - Barcelona: June 26, 1898

47. Johann Baptist Obernetter

  • Munich: May 31, 1840 celebration
  • Munich: April 12, 1887 deceased

German chemist (1840–1887) | Munich: May 31, 1840 - Munich: April 12, 1887 | Johann Baptist Obernetter | Munich: May 31, 1840 - Munich: April 12, 1887

48. Henry Sidgwick

  • Skipton: May 31, 1838 celebration
  • Terling: August 28, 1900 deceased

English philosopher (1838–1900) | Rugby School, Trinity College | Skipton: May 31, 1838 - Terling: August 28, 1900 | Henry Sidgwick | Skipton: May 31, 1838

49. Per Johan Herman Leander

  • May 31, 1831 celebration

May 31, 1831 - Mérida: October 31, 2014 | Per Johan Herman Leander | May 31, 1831 - Mérida: October 31, 2014

50. Edward Dembowski

  • Warsaw: May 31, 1822 celebration
  • Podgórze: February 27, 1846 deceased

Polish philosopher and journalist (1822–1846) | Warsaw: May 31, 1822 - Podgórze: February 27, 1846 | Edward Dembowski | Warsaw: May 31, 1822 - Podgórze

51. William Worrall Mayo

  • Salford: May 31, 1819 celebration
  • Rochester: March 6, 1911 deceased

English born medical doctor and chemist (1819-1911) | Salford: May 31, 1819 - Rochester: March 6, 1911 | William Worrall Mayo | Salford: May 31, 1819

52. Antoine Meyer

  • Luxembourg: May 31, 1801 celebration
  • Liège: April 29, 1857 deceased

poet (1801-1857) | E' Schrek ob de' Lezeburger Parnassus | University of Liège, Athénée de Luxembourg | Luxembourg: May 31, 1801 - Liège: April 29, 1857

53. Jeremias Rudolf Lichtenstädt (Jeremias Rudolf Lichtenstadt)

  • Głogów: May 31, 1792 celebration
  • Wrocław: December 16, 1849 deceased

German physician (1792–1849) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Głogów: May 31, 1792 - Wrocław: December 16, 1849 | Jeremias Rudolf Lichtenstädt (Jeremias

54. Richard Lovell Edgeworth

  • Bath: May 31, 1744 celebration
  • Leinster: June 13, 1817 deceased

Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor | Fellow of the Royal Society | Drogheda Grammar School, Trinity College Dublin, University of Oxford | Bath: May

55. Stanislas de Boufflers

  • Nancy: May 31, 1738 celebration
  • Paris: January 18, 1815 deceased

French statesman and writer (1738-1815) | Nancy: May 31, 1738 - Paris: January 18, 1815 | Stanislas de Boufflers | Nancy: May 31, 1738 - Paris: January 18, 1815

56. Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey

  • Berlin: May 31, 1711 celebration
  • Berlin: March 7, 1797 deceased

writer | Fellow of the Royal Society | Französisches Gymnasium Berlin | Berlin: May 31, 1711 - Berlin: March 7, 1797 | Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey (Yemrof)

57. Alexander Pope

  • London: May 31, 1688 celebration
  • Twickenham: June 10, 1744 deceased

English poet (1688–1744) | An Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, Messiah, Eloisa to Abelard | Twyford School | London: May 31, 1688 - Twickenham: June 10, 1744

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