Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Coce

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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2019]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781454932208
  • 1454932201
  • 9781713700852
  • 1713700859
Other title:
  • Wu Chien Shiung
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 921 WU 530/.092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • QC16.W785 R63 2019
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 Chien Shiung 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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Booklist starred, August 2019

Publishers Weekly, August 2019

Kirkus Review, July 2019

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 Chien Shiung 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.

Includes bibliographical references.

4.2

K-3

960L Lexile

S Fountas

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.