On December 30, as one of the series of activities of "2023 Capital Science Popularization Books", the reading and sharing meeting of "Qian Sanqiang's Correspondence and Letters" was held in Beijing Book Building. With the theme of "Coming to Hong and Seeing the Spirit of the Wild Goose", Liu Xiao, deputy director of the Department of History of Science and Technology of the School of Humanities of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and an expert in Qian Sanqiang's research, and Dr. Xu Guoqiang, deputy editor-in-chief of World Book Publishing, shared their views and feelings around the book.
Qian Sanqiang's Correspondence Collection Notes" reading and sharing meeting. Photo courtesy of the event.
Qian Sanqiang was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1913 and died of illness in 1992. He is a nuclear physicist in China, one of the founders of China's atomic energy industry, and the founder of China's "two bombs and one satellite". "Notes on Qian Sanqiang's Correspondence" collects 275 letters exchanged between Qian Sanqiang and his relatives, friends, colleagues and other celebrities in the scientific and cultural circles: family letters from the elders in the family expressing care and teaching when he was studying abroad, "asking for cronies" sent to his lover's home, work letters preparing for the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and ...... condolence letters from people from all walks of life to remember Qian SanqiangThe letters spanned nearly 60 years and were mostly published for the first time. The letters connect the real lives of the two bombs and one star father, leading us to "experience history".
Qian Sanqiang's Correspondence Collection Notes" reading and sharing meeting. Photo courtesy of the event.
At the sharing meeting, Liu Xiao told the legendary life of Qian Sanqiang through the letters in the book. Xu Guoqiang said that many of the contents in the "Notes on Qian Sanqiang's Correspondence and Letters" are of great historical value for restoring China's scientific and technological development, and after 60 years of wind and frost, the words are filled with the enthusiasm of the older generation of scientists to serve the motherland and work hard, which not only has the weight of time, but also is infectious.
The 2023 Capital Science Popularization Book event is hosted by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology, and undertaken by the Beijing Science Popularization Development and Research Center, Beijing Radio and Television Station, and the Beijing Science and Technology Popularization and Creation Association. The purpose of this activity is to stimulate the public's interest and enthusiasm for science and improve scientific literacy through reading popular science books.
There are a total of 30 shortlisted books for the "2023 Capital Science Popularization Book". The "2023 Capital Science Thirty Books" reading sharing session will invite authors, book reviewers, promoters and other forces from all walks of life to interpret the content charm of high-quality books for the public from different aspects. The campaign will run until the end of January 2024.
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