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Science and technology are the primary productive forces, and the number and level of scientists can often directly determine the future and destiny of a country. The reason why China can achieve today's prosperity and achievements must be thanks to the contributions of Qian Xuesen and other outstanding scientists.
As we all know, Qian Lao is a meritorious scientist of the "two bombs and one satellite", and he has played an indelible key role in China's rise. However, in the list of the world's top five Chinese scientists, Qian Lao only ranks third, so who is the mysterious "first Chinese scientist"?
The fifth-ranked Chinese scientist is Yang Zhenning. As the first scientist in history to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, Yang Zhenning can be called a "model for serving the country" in the scientific research community. Yang Zhenning, who went to the United States for further study in 1945, studied the "theory of non-conservation of universal symmetry" with the superior scientific research conditions of the United States, which laid the foundation for the development of modern physics.
Everyone knows the truth of "people go to higher places", even today there are still many scientists who go to the United States for further study and never return, but Yang Zhenning still chooses to return to China to serve after becoming famous. Key universities in China, including Hong Kong Chinese University, Tsinghua University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, have all received help from Mr. Yang.
After tying the knot with Weng Fan in 2004, Yang Zhenning and his wife settled at Tsinghua University. Yang Zhenning, who was in his 80s at the time, did not have the frame of a "Nobel Prize master" at all, and he would even teach the basic knowledge of physics to Tsinghua undergraduates like ordinary lecturers. The reason why Tsinghua University can become the top science and engineering college in China today must be thanks to Yang Zhenning's dedication.
In terms of worrying about the country, Yang Zhenning is definitely a leader. Unlike those "brick families" who try to get money from state research funding, Yang Zhenning is very cautious about investing in scientific research, such as when he openly opposed the construction of the particle collider by the state in the 80s.
Of course, Yang Zhenning knows how much scientific research value the particle collider can contribute to him, but he also understands that China in the 80s simply could not afford such a huge investment in scientific research. Besides, how can there be a 100% success rate in scientific research? Once this investment is lost, the loss for the country will be unimaginable.
According to ** report, Yang Zhenning is still sticking to the front line of scientific research, and his contribution to the country is still increasing. Yang Zhenning, who is full of peach and plums, will provide a steady stream of strength for the development and progress of global physics.
The fourth Chinese scientist is Yao Chi-chih. Although computer science has not been around for a long time, its importance to economic development is unquestionable, and Yao Chi-zhi is an outstanding scientist in the field of computing. It is particularly worth mentioning that Yao is also the first scientist in China to win the Turing Award (an important award from the Association for Computing Machinery).
Before the age of 26, Yao was still a doctor of physics, but when he realized that advanced computer technology would change the global economic pattern, he chose to study for a doctorate in computer science without hesitation. After graduation, Yao successfully entered the American university to teach, and was also named an "American Academician" for his outstanding scientific research achievements.
If Yao continues to stay in the United States, he will not only gain enviable social status and scientific research achievements, but also business opportunities from Silicon Valley tech giants will make Yao a wealthy man in the scientific research circle. However, in 2004, this promising scientist suddenly gave up all the superior environment of the United States and resolutely chose to return to China to serve the motherland.
The reason why Tsinghua University's computer science major is well-known throughout the country is because of world-class talents like Yao Chizhi. In addition to his own super scientific research ability, Yao Chizhi also plays the role of "sycamore tree", it is under the leadership of Yao Chizhi that China has established a computer research network connecting Tsinghua University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Hong Kong Chinese University.
According to statistics, the economic scale of China's Internet industry will reach 1,748.3 billion yuan in 2023, ranking second in the world after the United States. This brilliant achievement is obviously inseparable from the contributions of computer scientists such as Yao Chizhi. In the context of the digitalization of the global economy, the computer research team led by Yao will contribute more economic value to China's rise.
The third Chinese scientist is Qian Xuesen. Without the great achievements of the "two bombs and one satellite," I am afraid that we would have to endure the difficulties of the West until today, and the person who has made the greatest contribution to the "two bombs and one satellite" is the respected Qian Lao.
In 1948, Qian Xuesen, who had already made a name for himself in the United States, suddenly quit all his job, and many people around him felt sorry for the Chinese scientist's decision. Although Qian Xuesen is determined to serve the motherland, Lao Mei is unwilling to let go of this important military expert easily. According to historical records, Qian Xuesen was illegally detained by Lao Mei until 1955, when he was rescued by China and returned to China.
After Qian Xuesen returned to China, the conditions for scientific research plummeted, but the task he had to complete was more arduous than before. In an environment without any advanced equipment, Qian Xuesen has achieved a number of "China firsts": the first ordinary missile, the first earth satellite, the first nuclear-powered submarine, etc., are all projects for which Qian Xuesen is responsible.
It stands to reason that such an excellent scientist deserves the highest level of treatment, but in that era of difficult conditions, Qian Xuesen could only hold 335A monthly salary of 8 yuan, even with all the allowances and benefits, is not as good as the treatment of Qian Lao in the United States. However, Qian Xuesen himself does not care about the problem of more money and less money, and he even has to donate to those students from poor families.
In addition to the contribution of "two bombs and one satellite", Qian Xuesen also left us a valuable legacy of "Qian Xuesen's ballistics". The biggest feature of Qian Xuesen's ballistics is that they cannot be used, which means that even the world's most advanced interception system has no way to take missiles using this technology.
At present, the security situation around our country is not peaceful, and in order to ensure our national interests, we must have some special skills to be able to cope with the blockade of the West. Qian Xuesen's ballistics is undoubtedly this kind of "magic weapon".
The second Chinese scientist in second place is Ding Zhaozhong. Ding Zhaozhong is a well-known name in the field of quantum physics around the world, and the most outstanding contribution of this American-born Chinese scientist is the discovery of the anti-deuterium nucleus (an antimatter particle).
Although quantum physics has little to do with ordinary people, this does not mean that we can erase Ding's contributions. Take the "artificial sun" that is being studied by all countries around the world today, and this inexhaustible new energy source requires knowledge of quantum physics. Although China started late in quantum physics, we have achieved corner overtaking by relying on Ding Zhaozhong.
Taking advantage of his prominent position in the international physics community, Ding Zhaozhong has given domestic universities the opportunity to participate in advanced international projects, such as CERN, which has reached a cooperation with Harbin Institute of Technology. The contribution of Ding Zhaozhong is indispensable for the fact that Western research institutes that have previously turned us away because they despise Chinese universities.
It is particularly worth mentioning that Ding Zhaozhong has also achieved the feat of "scientific research import". In a joint research project with Europe, Ding Zhaozhong asked a Shanghai research institute to undertake the research and development of crystal materials. This kind of operation of taking foreign projects to China not only improves the scientific and technological content of Made in China, but also helps China cultivate a large number of scientific research talents.
Through this cooperation, we can not only share the results of foreign scientific research projects, but also achieve a win-win situation of technological innovation and talent training in China. Such an approach will help China occupy a more competitive position on the global stage of science and technology and accelerate the pace of scientific and technological development.
Some people question why Ding Zhaozhong has retained his American identity after returning to China for many years, although Ding Zhaozhong himself did not explain anything, but it is obvious that the identity of a Chinese American is more conducive to Ding Zhaozhong's promotion of scientific and technological exchanges between China and foreign countries. As long as China's scientific and technological level can be improved, what does it matter if Ding Zhaozhong is an "alien"?
The number one Chinese scientist is Chern. Chern Shiingshen, who has been away from us for 20 years, is definitely worthy of the title of "the first person in the Chinese mathematical community", a scientist who has made significant contributions to the development of differential geometry and laid the foundation of China's basic scientific research theory.
According to public information, Chern Shiingshen has obtained American citizenship since 1961, and Lao Mei also provided an important position of "director of the National Academy of Mathematics" in order to retain this mathematical scientist. However, the favorable conditions did not shake Chern's determination to serve the motherland. In 1984, Chern returned to Nankai University to teach, and since then he has started his own scientific research in the motherland.
In addition to his scientific research achievements in Gauss-Bonnet-Chen's theorem, Chern's greatest contribution is to cultivate a group of outstanding mathematical talents, such as Yau Chengtong, who is Chern's protégé. It is particularly worth mentioning that Chern and Yau are also rare talents in the world whose teachers and students have won the "Fields Medal".
The reason why we rank N in front of the five Chinese world-class scientists is mainly because Chern's mathematical research achievements are "instrumental knowledge" in important disciplines such as physics and computer science. Just as a five-star chef must have a good kitchen knife, Chern's mathematical research achievements are the ladder that has helped Chinese scientists progress and develop.
The contributions of scientists are difficult to quantify by quantitative indicators, especially top scientists such as Chern, Ding Zhaozhong, and Qian Xuesen. From the perspective of serving the country, the above five Chinese scientists are all models worthy of our admiration and learning.