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Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom
Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published [2019] by Sterling Children's Books, New York, NY
ISBN 9781454932208
Bib Id 2292804
Copyright 2019
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02615cam a22005298i 4500
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2019-010214
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9781454932208 (hardcover) $16.95
1454932201
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J B Wu R
Title
Queen of physics : how Wu Chien Shiung helped unlock the secrets of the atom
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[2019] by Sterling Children's Books, New York, NY :
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©2019
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pages ; cm
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"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"--
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5 & up.
K to 3.
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