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Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom / written by Teresa Robeson ; illustrated by Rebecca Huang.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781454932208
  • 1454932201
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • QC16.W785 R63 2019
Summary: "When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"-- Provided by publisher.
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Book Ayers NFIC B SHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available The 2023 Diversity Audit is supported and partially funded by a generous grant from the Beverly Education Foundation 407896

"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"-- Provided by publisher.

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