Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu

Physicist

Born: May 31, 1912

Woman Who Changed the Rules of Physics

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu was a pioneering Chinese-American physicist whose groundbreaking work in nuclear physics helped disprove the law of parity, a discovery that reshaped modern physics. Often called the “First Lady of Physics,” she played a crucial role in the Manhattan Project and broke barriers for women in science.

Rosalind Franklin

Chemist & Crstallographer

Born: Jul 25, 1920

The Unseen Creator of DNA

Rosalind Franklin was a pioneering English scientist whose X-ray diffraction work was critical to discovering the double helix structure of DNA. Her groundbreaking research laid the foundation for modern genetics, though her contributions were long overlooked.

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