Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
American Association of University Women. Wu Speech 600-320 1378918440. JPG file.
This image was posted by the American Association of University Women, an organization
dedicated to promoting equity and education for women, showing an image of Chien-Shiung
Wus acceptance of the AAUW Achievement award. This image is part of the powerpoint that
was created to support Chien-Shiung Wus legacy. This image helped me understand more about
what Chien-Shiung Wus short-term legacy was.
American Physical Society. APS 150 Trans. GIF file.
This image was posted by the American Physical Society, researching physics in hopes to
understand more about it, is an image of the logo. This image was used to help me create my
powerpoint whose purpose is to further define Chien-Shiung Wus short-term legacy. This image
is classified as primary because of the fact that this image was created by the American Physical
Society.
Dicke, William. Chien-Shiung Wu, 84, Dies; Top Experimental Physicist. New York
Times 18 Feb 199. Proquest Historical Newspapers. Web. 9 November 2014.
This article by the New York Times was an obituary. This obituary mainly focused on
all
of Chien-Shiung Wus scientific contributions as well as quotes by other people about
ChienShiung Wu. This information helped me develop the Scientific Contributions, Legacy,
and
Leadership page.
National Science Foundation. Medal of Science. JPG file.
This image was presented by the National Science Foundation. This image is an image of the
Medal of Science. This image helped me develop the powerpoint to support Chien-Shiung Wus
legacy.

Nelson, Bob. Famed Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu dies at 84. Columbia University.

N.p., 21 February 1997. Web. 29 December 2014.

This article was presented on Columbia Universitys website. This article provided the
highlights
of Chien-Shiung Wus life. This information proved to be valuable in developing the
Scientific
Achievements page of my website.
Physicist Honored. New York Times 23 Jan 1959. Proquest Historical Newspapers.
Web. 9 November 2014.
This article by the New York Times was presented by the Proquest Historical
Newspapers. This
article provided me with information about an award that Chien-Shiung Wu received
(Research
Corporation Award). This information helped me develop the legacy section of my
website.

Physicist Named Woman of the Year. New York Times 17 Oct 1962. Proquest
Historical Newspapers. Web. 9 November 2014.
This article by the New York Times was presented by Proquest Historical Newspapers.
This
article announces Chien-Shiung Wu being named woman of the year by the American
Association of University Women. This article helped me develop the legacy portion
of my
project.
Tsai-Chien, Chiang. "Madame Wu Chien-Shiung: The First Lady of Physics
Research." World Scientific: 7-32. Web. December 16 2014.
This paper was about the life of Chien-Shiung Wu. This paper was very useful in providing me
with information about the struggles and achievements of Chien-Shiung Wu. This valuable
information was used to create the written sections of the Leadership, Legacy, and Scientific
Contributions page.
Tuana, Nancy, ed. Feminism and Science. United States of America: Indiana
University Press, 1989. Print.

This was a paper about the disagreements between feminism and science. This paper
mainly
provided me with the views about women in science. This information was used to
create the
written portion of the Historical Context and the Leadership page. This source is
classified as
primary because it was written by a person who experienced this era in time.
Woman Physicist At Columbia Gets First Pupin Chair. New York Times 06 May
1973. Proquest Historical Newspapers. Web. 9 November 2014.
This was an image of an article by the New York Times that was posted by the
Proquest
Historical Newspapers database. This article provide me with information about the
point of
view most people had about Chien-Shiung Wu. This was used as an interactive
element and a
firsthand source of Wus achievements.
YaleNews. NAS logo. JPG file.
This image was posted by Yale News and is an image of the National Academy of Sciences logo.
This image helped me produce the powerpoint that further introduces the legacy of Chien-Shiung
Wu. This image was classified as primary because it was created by the National Academy of
Sciences.
Primary embedded in Secondary Sources
DoubleXScience. Madame Wu. JPG file.
This image is a picture of Chien-Shiung Wu. This image was used to create the powerpoint
presentation that is under Legacy. This image is classified as primary embedded in a secondary
because this image was taken during the time Chien-Shiung Wu was alive, but is presented by an
organization that did not actually take the picture.
National Science Foundation. Wu. JPG file.
This image is a picture of Chien-Shiung Wu in her laboratory. This image was used to help
create the powerpoint presentation under Legacy. This image is classified as primary embedded
in a secondary source because this image was from the time Chien-Shiung Wu did all of her
work, but is presented by an organization that did not take the picture.

Secondary Sources
About the Wolf Foundation. Wolf Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 January 2015.
This website features information about what the Wolf Foundations goals are. This website
was useful because the information could be used to create a reasonable argument about
the importance of the Wolf Foundation. This information was used to strengthen the Legacy
section as well as develop the Glossary.
Academia Europaea. Wolf Prize. JPG file.
This image was posted by the Academy of Europe, an academy of humanities, letters and
sciences, showing an image of the Wolf Foundations logo. This image helped me make my
powerpoint, which was created to help support Chien-Shiung Wus legacy. This image was
classified as secondary because the specific image was not created by the foundation itself.
Barran, Michel. Wu, Chien-Shiung (1912-1997). Wolfram Research. Eric W. Weisstein, 19962007. Web. 29 December 2014.
This article was published by Wolfram Research and includes a brief summary of Chien-Shiung
Wus life. This source helped me understand the chronological order of which Chien-Shiung
Wus life took place. I used this information to create the legacy and scientific achievement
section of my website.

Bean, Alice. Personal interview. 23 Dec. 2014.

This interview was conducted over email on December 24 of 2014. This interview
conducted
over email helped me understand with more in depth knowledge about Chien-Shiung
Wus
scientific achievements and her examples of leadership and legacy. This information
collected
over interview was used to create the Historical Context, Leadership, Legacy, and
Scientific
Achievements written portions.

Benczer-Koller, Noemie. Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997). New York: Cambridge

University Press, 2006. Print.

This paper was written by Noemie Benczer-Koller and published by the Cambridge
University
Press. This paper provided me with information about all of Chien-Shiung Wus
achievements.
I used this information to help me create the powerpoint and write the written portions
of the
legacy sections.

Boorse, Henry A., Lloyd Motz, and Jefferson Hane Weaver. The Atomic Scientists: A
Biographical History. United States: John Wiley & Sons Inc: 1989. Print.
This source was checked out from the library as a print source. This book provided me
with a
better understanding of what the scientific accomplishments of Chien-Shiung Wu
actually were.
This information helped me create the glossary and the written portion of the
Scientific
Achievements section.

Chien-Shiung Wu. Array of Contemporary American Physicists. AIP, 2014. Web. 29

December 2014.
This website about Chien-Shiung Wu was created by The Array of Contemporary
American
Physicists. This source helped me understand the exact dates of all of the events in
ChienShiung Wus life. This information was used to create the powerpoint and to write the
written
section of the Legacy tab.

Chien-Shiung Wu. Atomic Heritage Foundation. Atomic Heritage Foundation,

2014. Web. 9 November 2014.
This website provided valuable information about Chien-Shiung Wus scientific achievements
posted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation. This website briefly explains Wus scientific
achievements throughout her life. This information was used to create the written portions of the
Scientific Achievements and Legacy page.

"Chien-Shiung Wu." Berkeley Nuclear Research Center. University of Berkeley, 20092013. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.
This website provided information about Chien-Shiung Wus achievements and
awards. This
information was valuable in confirming dates and creating events for my website. This
information helped me develop the powerpoint, Legacy, and Leadership section of the
website.

"Chien-Shiung Wu." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 6th edition. Q1 (2014): 1-1.

Student Research Center. Web. 8 October 2014.
This article was found through the Student Research Center from EBSCOHost. This
article
contained information about Chien-Shiung Wus life. This information helped me
confirm dates
and events used throughout the website.

Chien-Shiung Wu. Columbia University. Columbia University, 2004. Web. 9

November 2014.
This website has an article about Chien-Shiung Wu by the Columbia University. This
article
helped me understand Chien-Shiung Wus life and legacy. This information helped me
develop the Scientific Contributions and Legacy page.
Chien-Shiung Wu. Infoplease. Pearson Education, 2000-2014. Web. 29 December
2014.
This article about Chien-Shiung Wu is hosted by Pearson Education. This website
helped me
understand her scientific contributions better. This information was then used to help
me
develop the Scientific Contributions tab.

Chien-Shiung Wu. USA Science & Engineering Festival. USA Science &
Engineering Festival, 2014. Web. 29 December 2014.
This website contains information about Chien-Shiung Wu. This information helped
me
understand more about Chien-Shiung Wus leadership. This site provided me with the
quote by Chien-Shiung Wu that I used under the Leadership tab.

Chien-Shiung Wu-1st Lady of Physics. Dr. Alice Bean. Chien-Shiung Wu-1st Lady of
Physics. MSN, 2009. Web. 9 November 2014.
This video features Dr. Alice Bean (also conducted interview over email) about ChienShiung
Wu. The primary information featured in this video included information about what
ChienShiung Wus scientific achievements were about. This information was useful in
developing the
Leadership and Legacy tabs.

Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997). National Science Foundation. National Science

Foundation. Web. 9 November 2014.
This website featured information about Chien-Shiung Wus scientific contributions.
This
website included detailed information about Chien-Shiung Wus participation in the
Manhattan Project as well as information about how she conducted the experiment
that
disproved a law of physics (Conservation of Parity). This information helped me
develop the Scientific Contributions page as well as the legacy section of the
website.

Cooperman, Stephanie H. Chien-Shiung Wu: Pioneering Physicist and Atomic

Researcher. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2004. Print.

This book focused on Chien-Shiung Wus challenges and scientific contributions. This
book
provided information about what challenges Chien-Shiung Wu faced throughout her
education and career. This information helped me develop the leadership page of my
website.

C.S. (Chien-Shiung) Wu Papers, 1945-1994 (bulk 1960-1979). Columbia

University. Columbia University Libraries, n.d. Web. 29 December 2014.
This website provided a brief overview of Chien-Shiung Wus life. This information
mainly included the dates of all of her major accomplishments. This information
helped me understand the course of Chien-Shiung Wus life better.

Diaz, Sara. Chien-Shiung Wu. American National Biography Online. American

National Biography Online, October 2014. Web. 3 January 2015.
This website provided to be very valuable in presenting information for my project all
around. The main information extracted was the information about Chien-Shiung Wus
leadership and the challenges she faced. This information was used to help create the
leadership section of the website.
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1977). National Womens History Museum. n.p, n.d. Web. 9
November 2014.
This website was about Chien-Shiung Wus life. This website helped me understand
how
Chien-Shiung Wu was a leader. This helped me develop the written portion leadership
section of my website.

Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Parity: Particle Physics. Encyclopaedia

Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, 2014. Web. 29 December 2014.
This article was about what parity in particle physics actually is. This information
helped me
understand the complex ideas of Chien-Shiung Wu. This information was used to help
me

put the information in a way that anyone could understand the physics behind what
Chien-Shiung Wu did.

Fishman, Pamela M. "The Work Women Do." Social Problems (1978): n. pag. Web.
16 December 2014.
This paper was written around what women had to do. I used the information
regarding the
gender bias and the social position of women in America. This helped me develop the
Historical Context and Leadership portions of my website.

Forman, Paul. Parity: Whats Not Conserved? NIST. N.p., January 1982. Web. 29
December 2014.
This article was about the Law of Conservation of Parity. This article helped me
understand what
the science truly was. This information helped me create the glossary where I could
explain the
complex scientific hypotheses to the general public.

Hong Lee, Lily Xiao, ed. and A.D. Stefanowska, ed. Biographical Dictionary of
Chinese Women: The Twentieth Century (1912-2000). New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.,
2003. Print.
This book gave a brief description of Chien-Shiung Wus life. The information
included all of
her achievements. This helped me develop the Scientific Contributions and Legacy
page of my
website.

Immell, Myra H. 1900's. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Print.
This book was an account of the 1900s. The information I used from this book
included the

Asian life in America. I used this information to develop the Historical Context
portion of my
webiste.
Kumagai, Gloria L. "The Asian Women in America." ERIC. Institute of Education
Sciences, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
This article by the Institute of Education Sciences is about the troubles Asian women
had in
America. This article briefly described the hardships Asian women faced. This helped
me
develop the Leadership section of my website.

Lee, Jane J. 6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism. National
Geographic. National Geographic Society, 1996-2014. Web. 3 January 2015.
This article was presented by National Geographic. This article provided me with how
views
have changed from when Chien-Shiung Wu was alive and now. This information was
used
help me understand the perspective of which people saw women in science.

Lidofsky, Leon. Chien-Shiung Wu. American Philosophical Society Vol. 145, No. 1. March
2001: 116-126. Web. 29 December 2014.
This paper gave an inside view on Chien-Shiung Wus life, as it was written by a
person who
interviewed Wus husband. This paper gave me a better understanding of ChienShiung Wus
scientific achievements. This information helped me develop the Leadership and
Scientific
Achievement section of my website.

Lu, Tan and Wang Fan. C.S. Wu. A World Renowned Female Physicist. AAPPS
Bulletin Vol. 17, No. 4. August 2007: 10-14. Web. 29 December 2014 .

This paper went into detail about Chien-Shiung Wus life and career. This helped me
understand
the perspective of which people saw Chien-Shiung Wu. This information helped me
create the
Leadership and Legacy portion of the website.

McKain, Mark. Making and Using the Atomic Bomb. Farmington Hills, Michigan:
Greenhaven Press, 2003. Print.
This book provide me with information about the Manhattan Project. This book
described the
Manhattan Project in depth. This helped me create the Legacy portion of my project.

Mission Statement. American Physical Society. American Physical Society, 19 June

2009. Web. 5 January 2015.
This website provided information about what the American Physical Society was.
This article in
particular provided information about the mission statement of the American Physical
Society.
This article helped me create a point about the importance of the American Physical
Society.
This helped me develop the presentation used to back up Chien-Shiung Wus legacy.

NANOVEA. RD Magazine. JPG file.

This image was provided by NANOVEA. This image is the logo of the Research and
Development Magazine, which an award (Research Corporation Award) was presented to
Chien-Shiung Wu. This image helped me develop the presentation for Chien-Shiung Wus
legacy.

National Academy of Sciences. Header Comstock Prize. JPG file.

This image was presented by the National Academy of Sciences. This image is an image of the
header of the Comstock Prize. This image helped me develop the presentation to support ChienShiung Wus legacy.

NBC. Princeton University Logo. JPG file.

This image was presented by NBC. This image is an image of the Princeton University Logo.
This image helped me develop my powerpoint that was used to support Chien-Shiung Wus
legacy.

Ng, Franklin, ed. Asians in America. New York: Routledge, 2013. Print.
This book is about a life of an asian in America. This book provided me with
information
about the lives asians lived in America and the racial bias of America during that time.
This information helped me develop my Historical Context page of my website.
Overview: NAS Mission. National Academy of Sciences. National Acadmey of
Sciences, 2015. Web. 19 January 2015.
This website gave a brief overview of its mission. This information included its
importance in society. This information helped me create the Glossary and also helped
me strengthen my Legacy section of the website.
Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement. Research Corporation for
Scientific Advancement logo. JPG file.
This image was presented by the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement website. This
is an image of the Research Corporation logo. This helped me create the powerpoint to support
Chien-Shiung Wus legacy.
Schmeck Jr, Harold M. Basic Concept in Physics is Reported Upset in Tests. New York Times
16 Jan 1957. Proquest Historical Newspapers. Web. 9 November 2014.
This article by the New York Times was presented by Proquest Historical Newspapers. This
article provided me with knowledge about the perspective of the people who heard the news
that a widely accepted law of physics had been upset. This information was used to help me
create the Legacy section of the website.
Society History. American Physical Society. American Physical Society, 2014. Web. 29
December 2014.

This website article provided me with information about how the American Physical Society
formed. This information was useful in providing information about the importance of the
American Physical Society. This information was used to help create the written section of the
Legacy page.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia? National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. National Institutes of
Health, Department of Health and Human Services, USA.gov, 28 September 2012.
Web. 29 December 2014.
This article is about what Sickle Cell Anemia is, posted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
institute. This article contained information about the effects of Sickle Cell Anemia. This helped
me create the written portion of the Legacy page.

Wheeler, Jill C. Chien-Shiung Wu: Phenomenal Physicist. North Mankato, Minnesota:

ABDO Publishing Company, 2013. Print.
This book provided me with in depth material about Chien-Shiung Wus overall life.
The
information included family background and the struggles of Chien-Shiung Wu. This
information was used to help me draw conclusions about Chien-Shiung Wu.

Women of the Century: Decade by Decade. Discovery Education. Discovery

Education, 2013. Web. 4 January 2015.
This was an interactive website that showed the important events and women working
in the
1900s. This website provided me with information about the statiscs of women in the
workforce. This helped me create the graph of women in the workforce and the written
portion
of the legacy page.

World War II: Second Atomic Bomb that Ended War. HISTORYnet.com. Weider
History, 12 June 2006. Web. 4 January 2015.

This website provided an article about how the atomic bomb ended the second world
war. This
article contained information behind everything about the atomic bombs dropped on
Japan. This
information was used to help create the written part of the Legacy page.

World War II. United States History. Online Highways LLC, n.d. Web. 4 January
2015.
This website was a website describing World War II. This website provided
information about
the causes and what World War II was. This information was used to create the written
portion
of the Scientific Achievements page.