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Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien Shiung Wu (bottom, right), then-professor of Columbia University New York, receives an honorary degree along with other recipients at Harvard University on June 14, 1974, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

‘First Lady of Physics’ Chien-Shiung Wu honored with US postage stamp

Science

On Feb. 11, a new US postage stamp was issued honoring Chien-Shiung Wu, a groundbreaking Chinese American scientist who was unfairly overlooked for years, likely because of her gender.