Nobel Prize Archives Reveal Why Chien-Shiung Wu Was Denied Physics Honor
Researchers who gained first access to the 1957 Nobel Prize selection records have uncovered the real reason Chien-Shiung Wu, the Chinese-American physicist who experimentally verified parity violation, was excluded from the award. The finding raises uncomfortable questions about recognition bias in science's highest honors and how institutional decisions shape scientific history.
Originaltitel: Chien-Shiung Wu: how she missed the 1957 Nobel prize
<p>Many have wondered why the Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu never won a share of the 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics for her experimental verification of parity violation. Mats Larsson and Ramon Wyss reveal the true story after becoming the first people to open that year’s Nobel archives.</p>