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

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

By
: 
Robeson, Teresa, 1964-

Publication Date
: 
2019

Publication Information
: 
New York : Sterling Children's Books,

Physical Description
: 
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.

Subject Term
: 
Women physicists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
 
Chinese Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Additional Contributors
: 
Huang, Rebecca.

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.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9781454932208

General Note
: 
“Purchased through the Diyas for Diversity grant.”


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
St. John's - A.C. HunterJuv BioJuvenile BiographyB WU