Wu Ta-You

Wu Ta-You
吴大猷
Born	27 September 1907 Panyu, Guangzhou, Qing Dynasty
Died	4 March 2000(2000-03-04) (aged 92) Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Alma mater	Nankai University (BS) University of Michigan (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear physics Atomic physics
Institutions	Peking University National Southwestern Associated University University of Michigan Columbia University University at Buffalo
Doctoral advisor	Samuel Goudsmit
Notable students	Zhu Guangya Chen Ning Yang Tsung-Dao Lee
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Wu Ta-You (simplified Chinese: 吴大猷; traditional Chinese: 吳大猷; 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.^[1]