Chien-Shiung Wu, a trailblazing Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist, passed away on February 16, 1997, in New York City, at the age of 84, due to a stroke. Born on May 31, 1912, in Liuhe, China, Dr. Wu, affectionately known as "Madame Wu," was a pivotal figure in 20th-century physics. Her profound contributions included essential work on the Manhattan Project and, most famously, the Wu experiment, which experimentally demonstrated the non-conservation of parity in weak nuclear interactions. Though her work earned a Nobel Prize for her theoretical collaborators, she was honored with the inaugural Wolf Prize in Physics in 1978. A tireless advocate for science education and women in STEM, Dr. Wu's ashes were laid to rest in the courtyard of her childhood school in China, the Ming De School. She is survived by her son, Vincent Yuan, and granddaughter, Jada Wu Hanjie.