Queen of physics: how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom
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"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"--
Subjects
Subjects
Biography & Autobiography
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile Nonfiction
Nuclear physicists
Nuclear physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Science
Women physicists
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Wu, C. S
Wu, C. S. -- (Chien-shiung), -- 1912-1997 -- Juvenile literature
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile Nonfiction
Nuclear physicists
Nuclear physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Science
Women physicists
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Wu, C. S
Wu, C. S. -- (Chien-shiung), -- 1912-1997 -- Juvenile literature
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9781454932208
9781454941590
9781454941590
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 5.4, 0.5 Points
Level 5.4, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
960L
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-05 22:18:25PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-05 22:21:34PM |
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Nuclear physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Wu, C. S. -- (Chien-shiung), -- 1912-1997 -- Juvenile literature
Nuclear physicists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Wu, C. S. -- (Chien-shiung), -- 1912-1997 -- Juvenile literature
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Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom
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Queen of Physics How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom / Teresa Robeson ; illustrated by Rebecca Huang
Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom / Teresa Robeson ; illustrated by Rebecca Huang
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Queen of physics
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how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom
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Chinese Americans
Juvenile Nonfiction
Nuclear physicists
Science
Women physicists
Wu, C. S
Chinese Americans
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Nuclear physicists
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Women physicists
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