When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This engaging biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in America to become what Newsweek magaz...

When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This engaging biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split.