Interestingly, when Chu graduated from high school and wanted to go directly into studying physics at university, his father, who had always respected his children's opinions, was opposed. One reason was that there are so many brilliant minds in physics, it is difficult to stand out; he also worried that his lively and outgoing son would not be able to put up with the long, dry days of lab work.
有趣的是，朱棣文高中畢業想進入大學讀物理時，一向開明的父親竟表示不贊成，原因是物理界的高材生太多了，要出人頭地很難，而且整天待在實驗室，日子枯燥至極，父親也怕這個生性活潑的兒子會受不了。