Chien-Shiung Wu Quotes & Sayings

I was a senior research scientist that changed the accepted view of the structure of the universe.
I disproved one of the then widely accepted "laws" of physics, 'the conversation of parity', by proving that identical nuclear particles do not always act alike. — Chien-Shiung Wu

It is shameful that there are so few women in science ... In China there are many, many women in physics. There is a misconception in America that women scientists are all dowdy spinsters. This is the fault of men. In Chinese society, a woman is valued for what she is, and men encourage her to accomplishments yet she remains eternally feminine. — Chien-Shiung Wu

There is only one thing worse than coming home from the lab to a sink full of dirty dishes, and that is not going to the lab at all! — Chien-Shiung Wu

Beta decay was ... like a dear old friend. There would always be a special place in my heart reserved especially for it. — Chien-Shiung Wu