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Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom
- Title
- Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom / written by Teresa Robeson ; illustrated by Rebecca Huang.
- Author
- Robeson, Teresa, 1964-
- Publication
- New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 20-858 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Huang, Rebecca
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China in the early 1900s, girls typically did not attend school. They weren't considered as smart as boys. But her parents thought differently, so they gave her a name meaning "courageous hero" and encouraged her love of learning and science. Chien Shiung found her passion in physics, which took her from her small hometown of Liuhe to the National Central University in Nanjing and then all the way to the United States. She became such an exceptional physicist that other scientists asked her for help running experiments! Even then, she didn't always get the jobs she wanted or the credit she deserved - because she was Asian. But she pushed back against the prejudice with dignity and poise, and focused on excelling at what she loved. It's no wonder Newsweek declared her the "Queen of Physics." An NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book! --
- Subject
- Wu, C. S. 1912-1997 > Juvenile literature
- Wu, C. S. 1912-1997
- Nuclear physicists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Women physicists > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Chinese Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- SCIENCE > Physics
- Chinese Americans
- Nuclear physicists
- Women physicists
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Picture books.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience (note)
- 5 & up.
- K to 3.
- Awards (note)
- Asian/Pacific American Award: Picture Book Winner, 2020
- Call Number
- JFF 20-858
- ISBN
- 9781454932208
- 1454932201
- LCCN
- 2019010214
- OCLC
- 1086482902
- Author
- Robeson, Teresa, 1964- author.
- Title
- Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom / written by Teresa Robeson ; illustrated by Rebecca Huang.
- Publisher
- New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Audience
- 5 & up.K to 3.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Awards
- Asian/Pacific American Award: Picture Book Winner, 2020
- Added Author
- Huang, Rebecca, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 20-858