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Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
Contributor(s): Bodden, Valerie (Author)
ISBN: 1512413062     ISBN-13: 9781512413069
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
OUR PRICE:   $8.54  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016002988
Lexile Measure: 840
Series: Stem Trailblazer Bios
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.6" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 183061
Reading Level: 5.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and made a discovery that changed the field forever.

Wu came to the United States to study physics. Soon she was a sought-after physics professor. As an expert in the field, she left teaching to work on secret government programs. She even helped disprove a major law of physics. But how did she get there? Find out how Wu's persistence drove her contributions in the field of physics.

Contributor Bio(s): Bodden, Valerie: -

Valerie Bodden is a freelance author and editor. She has written more than 100 children's nonfiction books and lives in Wisconsin with her husband and four children.