1956 - Design of the Wu Experiment which proved parity was not conserved
Nuclear Physics
About This Innovation
* Wu is known for the Wu Experiment which proved parity was not conserved * Worked on the Manhattan Project, and helped develop the process for separating uranium into uranium-235 & uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion *Was an authority on beta decay * In 1975 Wu met with President Ford & requested he form an advisory scientific body resulting in the formation of the Office of Science & Technology Policy.
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Nuclear Physics
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