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Wu experiment

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A smart woman named Chien-Shiung Wu did a test.

Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997) C.jpg
Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997) C.jpg
She looked at how tiny things move. She found that left and right are not the same. This was a big surprise!
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Wu-Experiment (English).png
Can you find your left hand?

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Wu experiment at Bureau of Standards.jpg
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