He is the first Chinese theoretical physicist. He works on molecular quantum mechanics. He entered the field of quantum mechanics at its early stage and did solid work at an early age. Yet, he left academia by realizing that only industry could save China during the war time, not quantum mechanics. He is the brother of Ming Chen Wang.
1904, born Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu Province, China
1922, entered Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
1925, M.S. in physics at Cornell University
1925, M.A. in literature at Harvard University
1927, Ph.D. in physics at Columbia University
1929-1931, professor and chairman of Department of Physics at Zhejiang University, China
1931-1933, professor and chairman of Department of Physics at Peking University, China
1933-1943, due to the Japanese invasion during WWII, called by the Chinese government, he left academia and became involved in the manufacture industry producing significant military and civil goods for China.
1943-1949, worked in the Chinese embassy in the US
1949-1969, returned academia and worked in MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the US
1984 passed away in the US
Publications
E. H. Kennard and S. C. Wang, Forces on a Rigid Magnetized Conductor, Phys. Rev. 27, 460 (1926)
S. C. Wang, On the Configuration of a Lorentz Electron Moving Arbitrarily Along a Straight Line, Phys. Rev. 28, 1309 (1926)
S. C. Wang, The Problem of the Normal Hydrogen Molecule in the New Quantum Mechanics, Phys. Rev. 31, 579 (1928)
Harold W. Webb and S. C. Wang, The Excitation of Sodium by Ionized Mercury Vapor, Phys. Rev. 33, 329 (1929)
S. C. Wang, On the Asymmetrical Top in Quantum Mechanics, Phys. Rev. 34, 243 (1929)