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Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu: Unraveling the public, private legacy of the groundbreaking nuclear physicist

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Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her granddaughter Jada Yuan. (Courtesy of Jada Yuan)
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her granddaughter Jada Yuan. (Courtesy of Jada Yuan)

Jada Yuan, Washington Post political reporter, reflects on the public and private life of her grandmother Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu, a trailblazing nuclear physicist who many say should have won the Nobel Prize.

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her granddaughter Jada Yuan. (Courtesy of Jada Yuan)
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her granddaughter Jada Yuan. (Courtesy of Jada Yuan)
A family photo featuring Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her granddaughter Jada Yuan. (Courtesy of Jada Yuan)
A family photo featuring Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her granddaughter Jada Yuan. (Courtesy of Jada Yuan)

This segment aired on January 11, 2022.

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