It was only in 1958, two years after the revolutionary parity study was published, that Wu received her professorship at the age of 46, nine years older than did Hu at 37.
要到 1958 年，宇稱革命的實驗發表後 2 年，吳健雄才以 46 歲「高齡」正式升上教授，比胡玲 37 歲取得教授，整整晚了 9 年。