For instance, when conducting double beta decay tests, Wu was already an international authority on beta decay; thus, when designing experimental procedures and preparing lab apparatus, she would entrust others to handle them. When faced with tough problems, she would go back to familiar theoretical principles, adjust her approach, and start over, instead of giving up halfway or finding a new topic to work on.
例如，在做「雙貝他衰變」實驗時，吳健雄當時已是「貝他衰變」的國際權威，因此在設計實驗流程與製作實驗儀器時，絕不假手他人；遇到難題時，也會回到她最熟悉的理論源頭，修正、再出發，不會半途而廢或另外再找新的題目。