Luke Chia-Liu Yuan
| Luke Yuan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 April 1912 Anyang, Henan, Republic of China |
| Died |
11 February 2003 (aged 90) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | U.S. |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions |
RCA Laboratories Brookhaven National Laboratory Synchrotron Radiation Research Center |
| Alma mater |
Yenching University California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert A. Millikan |
| Spouse | Wu Chien-shiung (m. 1942–97) |
| Children | Vincent Yuan (袁緯承) |
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 and grandson of Yuan Shikai, China's president from 1912 to 1916.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Anyang, Henan, Yuan attended Yenching University in Beijing, the University of California at Berkeley, and the California Institute of Technology. He began living in the United States in 1936. That same year, he met his future wife, renowned physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, who joined him as a graduate student at Cal Berkeley.[2]:259 For financial reasons, Yuan transferred to Caltech, where he did his doctoral training under Nobel laureate Robert A. Millikan.[2]:262
Professional career
Yuan worked at RCA Laboratories and then Brookhaven National Laboratory as a senior physicist and science educator. He later managed the Synchrotron Radiation Research Center of Taiwan[3] and Wu-Yuan Natural Science Foundation.
Death
Yuan died in Beijing in 2003. He is survived by his granddaughter, Jada Yuan of New York City, son Vincent Yuan (nuclear physicist of New Mexico) and brother Yuan Jiaji of Tianjin.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 "Luke Yuan / Physicist, educator, science benefactor". San Francisco Chronicle. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- 1 2 McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch (1998). Nobel Prize Women in Science : their lives, struggles, and momentous discoveries (Rev. ed.). Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press. ISBN 9780309072700.
- ↑ http://www.chns.org/s.php?id=46&id2=198
- ↑ Pace, Eric (February 23, 2003). "Luke Yuan, 90, Senior Physicist At Brookhaven". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2014.