[News&Views] Chien- Shiung Wu : Overlooked for the Nobel prize despite 23 nominations!

by Mats Larsson (Stockholm University)

Wednesday 15 Apr 2026, 15:15 → 16:00 Europe/Stockholm

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Chien-Shiung Wu, known as the “Madame Wu" proved that parity is not conserved -the work for which her colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize. She was never awarded the Nobel Prize despite receiving 23 nominations over 16 years.

Mats Larsson, Professor of Molecular Physics at Fysikum and one of the first researchers to gain access to the archive, will tell us more.