Woman of the Twentieth Century. What qualities, personality traits or historic requirements are necessary to gain this type of noteworthy title"

Naturally there have been many of the female gender who have in some way contributed to, or even changed the course of history itself, however there must be some standard that sets one above all others, in essence, being considered the Woman of the Twentieth Century. Therefore, demonstrating that the scientific predictions concerning "Beta Decay" were greatly flawed, in turn reforming the very basis of the "Law of Symmetry," setting the entire science community towards a new found understanding about the world around them, Chien-Shiung Wu is certainly the embodiment of a most influential Woman of the Twentieth Century.

Born on May 31, 1912 in Shanghai, Chien-Shiung Wu was raised in Liu Ho, an area within Jiangsu province, which was north of the city itself. Her parents believed very...