In tribute to Dr. Wu Chien-shiung, the first lady of international physics, four Chinese Nobel Prize winners-Yang Chen-ning, Lee Tsung-dao, Samuel C.C. Ting and Lee Yuan-tseh-founded the Wu Chien-shiung Education Foundation in September 1995, with the aim of spreading the appeal of science education and nurturing high school and college students with scientific potential in hopes of discovering the next great scientists among these youngsters.
為了紀念國際物理科學界的第一夫人──吳健雄博士，楊振寧、李政道、丁肇中、李遠哲等 4 位華人諾貝爾獎得主，於 1995 年 9 月發起創立吳健雄學術基金會，旨在推廣科學教育，並培植具有科學潛力的高中、大學生，希望能在年輕人身上，發掘出下一位科學大師。