U.S. stamp will honor Chien-Shiung Wu, “First Lady of Physics”
Chien-Shiung Wu was an accomplished nuclear physicist. To honor her achievements in nuclear physics, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) created a stamp with her face. In her 40-year career, Wu won the National Medal of Science and had an asteroid named after her. She worked on the Manhattan project and…
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U.S. stamp will honor Chien-Shiung Wu, “First Lady of Physics”
Chien-Shiung Wu was an accomplished nuclear physicist. To honor her achievements in nuclear physics, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) created a stamp with her face. In her 40-year career, Wu…
New Bronze Age sites heighten dispute of highway under Stonehenge
A busy highway near Stonehenge is causing traffic jam and pollution near the historic site. A plan is in place to build a bigger road tunnel underground. Historians worry there…
Queen of Creole Cuisine: Lena Richard broke color barriers in cooking industry
Trained chef Lena Richard was an African American celebrity chef in New Orleans in 1949. Her cooking show was so popular, it aired twice a week. She taught viewers how…
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