Luhe Ziweige

In modern life, fewer and fewer people will have the opportunity to use stamps, but most countries still keep the habit of issuing stamps. However, the practical application function of stamps has been weakened and replaced by a commemorative value with special significance. At the same time, people buy and collect stamps because of these special meanings. Recently, the US Postal Service announced that it will issue stamps in 20021year in memory of Chinese American physicist Wu Jianxiong. The United States will commemorate an China person with a special stamp. I believe everyone can't help asking who this Wu Jianxiong is. What achievements has she made in her life?

1. Who is Wu Jianxiong? There are many physicists in the world, but most of them are men. The outstanding female physicist is Liao Liao, and Wu Jianxiong is definitely one of them. Wu Jianxiong was born at 19 12 in Liuhe Town, Taicang, Suzhou. Where is she? The field of decay research has made worldwide contributions and is known as? Madame Curie of the East? 、? The queen of physics? 、? The queen of nuclear physics? Wait for the title.

Wu Jianxiong died in new york on February 65438, 1997 at the age of 85. According to her husband Yuan Jialiu's wishes, he personally escorted Wu Jianxiong's ashes back to the mainland and buried them in Liuhe, Taicang, Suzhou. The cemetery is next to Wei Ziting of Taicang Mingde Middle School, and I.M. Pei is the tomb design consultant.

Second, Wu Jianxiong's achievements Wu Jianxiong was elected as an academician of the American Academy of Sciences in 1958, and won the National Medal of Science in 1975, which is the highest scientific medal of honor in the United States; 1990, the asteroid with international number 2752 was named by Purple Mountain Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences as? Wu Jianxiong Star? ; 1994 Wu Jianxiong was elected as the first foreign academician of China Academy of Sciences. In addition, Wu Jianxiong was the first woman president in the history of APS (american physical society) and participated in the Manhattan Project.

Parity is not conserved under weak interaction? This law established Wu Jianxiong's position as a world-class experimental physicist. Many famous scientists are indignant that she failed to win the Nobel Prize in Physics with Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao for this achievement. However, in fact, Wu Jianxiong is recognized as one of the most outstanding physicists in the world.

The stamps to be issued by the United States for Wu Jianxiong in 20021were designed by Ethel Kessler himself, using the original paintings created by Asian artist Kam Mak for Wu Jianxiong. Wu Jianxiong's granddaughter said that it is of great significance for the post office to make such a decision to commemorate Wu Jianxiong in this way in the current situation of high anti-Asian racism in the United States.