The USPS Will Honor the Trailblazing First Lady of Physics, Chien-Shiung Wu, with her Own

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Published on February 16, 2021 - Duration: 00:40s

The USPS Will Honor the Trailblazing First Lady of Physics, Chien-Shiung Wu, with her Own

The United States Postal Service recentlyunveiled a new Forever postage stampfeaturing Chien-Shiung Wu.Chien-Shiung Wu is widely consideredto be the "the First Lady of Physics.".The release of the stampcoincides with the InternationalDay of Women and Girls in Science.Chien-Shiung Wu is most recognizedfor a 1956 experiment that disprovedthe conservation of parity.She never received a NobelPeace Prize despite her significantcontributions to the field of physics.Many believe that she waspassed over due to her gender


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