US 2021 Chien-Shiung Wu ; Imperf. Full Sheet 55c.x20 Scott. 5557aMS


US 2021 Chien-Shiung Wu ; Imperf. Full Sheet 55c.x20 Scott. 5557aMS


Stamp details: Chien-Shiung Wu, Nuclear Physicist

Issued date: 11-02-2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 55c.x20
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Format: Full Pane

Emission: Commemorative
First Day City: New York, NY

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5557aMS ?

Designers: Ethel Kessler (designer) ; Kam Mak (artist)

Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Print Method: Offset, Microprint

Perforation: Imperforate

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Famous People, Physicist, Scientist, Woman

Note: Face value US$0.55 each stamp on day of issue.

Description:- Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 and uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion. She is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. This discovery resulted in her colleagues Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang winning the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics, while Wu herself was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in Physics in 1978. Her expertise in experimental physics evoked comparisons to Marie Curie. Her nicknames include the "First Lady of Physics", the "Chinese Madame Curie" and the "Queen of Nuclear Research".
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chien-Shiung_Wu