As a result, physics was highly regarded after the war, and physics associations also became important academic institutions. Up to now, the American Physics Society has had only two chairwomen, one of whom was Wu, renowned for her great contributions to the field of nuclear physics.
戰後物理學因而一直居於領導地位，物理學會也成為舉足輕重的學術團體，而美國物理學會迄今只出現過兩位女會長，其中一位就是對核子物理學極有貢獻的吳健雄。