Wu Ta-You

Wu Ta-You
吳大猷
Born27 September 1907
Died4 March 2000(2000-03-04) (aged 92)
Alma materNankai University (BS)
University of Michigan (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
Atomic physics
Institutions
Doctoral advisorSamuel Goudsmit
Notable studentsZhu Guangya
Chen Ning Yang
Tsung-Dao Lee
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Wu Ta-You (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Wú Dàyóu) (27 September 1907 – 4 March 2000) was a Chinese physicist and writer who worked in the United States, Canada, mainland China and Taiwan. He has been called the Father of Chinese physics.