Luke Chia-Liu Yuan
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Luke Chia-Liu Yuan (simplified Chinese: 袁家骝; traditional Chinese: 袁家騮; pinyin: Yuán Jiāliú; Wade–Giles: Yüan Chia-liu; April 5, 1912 – February 11, 2003) was a Chinese-American physicist. He is the husband of the famous physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, who disproved the conservation of parity.
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Born | (1912-04-05)5 April 1912 |
Died | 11 February 2003(2003-02-11) (aged 90) |
Alma mater | Yenching University California Institute of Technology |
Spouse | Wu Chien-shiung (m. 1942–97) |
Children | Vincent Yuan (袁緯承) |
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Relatives | Yuan Shikai (grandfather) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | RCA Laboratories Brookhaven National Laboratory Synchrotron Radiation Research Center |
Doctoral advisor | Robert A. Millikan |
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