My Son, the Physicist is a 1961 science-fiction short story by Isaac Asimov.
Part of the Multivac series, it first appeared in the February 1962 issue of Scientific American. It was later collected in 1969's Nightfall and Other Stories.
Plot Summary
When it takes eight hours for round-trip communication to a Pluto space mission, what's the best way to spread the news? Ask a woman.