**10,000 Fans Incentive Program One evening in July 1997, an ordinary old man was walking along the boulevard. Suddenly, a young man on a bicycle rushed over, knocked the old man down, and fled the scene after taking one look at the old man.
It wasn't until later that two pedestrians passed by and saw the old man lying on the ground and immediately took him to the hospital. Upon examination, the old man suffered a fracture in his right leg. If a young person is injured, he can recover from lying in bed for a few months.
However, at this time, the old man was already 90 years old, and it was extremely difficult to recover from his injuries. Sadly, the following year, the old man succumbed to his injuries.
Wang Ganchang, the old man who is over the age of six, is the mentor of Nobel laureate Tsung-Dao Lee. He fought in obscurity for 17 years for China's nuclear cause and was known as the "Father of the Nuclear Bomb".
Even Deng Jia saw him first, and he respectfully called him "teacher". Despite his academic achievements, Wang's journey to the Nobel Prize has not been easy.
As early as 1925, he was admitted to the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University, and stayed on to teach after graduation. However, his academic talent was not immediately recognized, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for the first time even after years of struggle for the nuclear cause.
Despite this, he never gave up his pursuit and always insisted on moving forward on the road of scientific research.
At the age of 22, under the guidance of Professor Wu Youxun, Wang Ganchang completed China's first experimental study on atmospheric radioactivity**. In 1930, he was awarded a state-funded study abroad place in Jiangsu Province to study at the Wilhelm Royal Institute of Chemical at the University of Berlin, where his supervisor was the German female nuclear physicist Meitner.
In the second year of graduate school in 1931, Wang Ganchang proposed an experimental idea of possible neutron discovery, but was rejected by his mentor Meitner, who warned Wang Ganchang to be down-to-earth in his research and not to pursue whimsy.
In 1934, Dr. Wang Ganchang decided to return to China and contribute to the cause of physics in his motherland. However, his decision was regretted by his European counterparts. However, this did not stop his determination to return home.
Soon after, the British scientist Chadwick realized Wang's vision and won the Nobel Prize. Although Meitner regretted this, Wang Ganchang still insisted on returning to China and continued to work hard for the cause of physics in his motherland.
Wang Ganchang, some people tell you that China is poor and backward, there is no scientific research environment and equipment, if you want to achieve something in science, you should stay in Germany, there are the world's top physics laboratories.
But if you return to China and look at it in disarray, what you have learned will only be buried, and at best you will only be a teacher. It is better to develop in Germany and explore cutting-edge science. However, your homeland, your people are suffering from the flames of war, can what you have learned, your talents, be wasted?
Are you willing to see your home country poor and backward without trying to change it? Do you want to be a solid teacher, or do you want to be a scientist who changes history? Your choices, your decisions, will determine your future.
Does your nationality really matter? We know that you have a patriotic heart and want to contribute to the motherland, but science transcends national borders, and no matter what you research, it will have a positive impact on your motherland. ”
Although his colleague's words touched him, he did not change his determination to return to China. Although science knows no borders, the hearts of scientists will always belong to their homeland.
In 1934, Wang Ganchang resolutely returned to China and successively served as a professor in the Department of Physics at Shandong University and Zhejiang University.
During this period, Wang Ganchang produced a large number of outstanding young physicists for his country, including Tsung-Dao Lee, who later won the Nobel Prize. Zhou Guangzhao, Deng Jiaxian, Yu Min, Chen Nengkuan, Cheng Kaijia, Du Xiangwan, Hu Renyu, Hu Side, Tang Xiaowei, Lu Min, Ding Dazhao, Wang Naiyan, and He Xiantu have all been personally guided by Wang Ganchang.
While cultivating students, Wang Ganchang did not stop his research work. In 1941, he published an academic article entitled "Innovative Experimental Methods for Detecting Neutrinos" in the top American journal Physical Review Letters.
In this article, he proposes an innovative experimental method for the recoil neutrinos produced when neutrinos are released by capturing electrons from the k-shell through the nucleus.
At that time, neutrinos were one of the most difficult problems in physics, and Wang Ganchang's academic work immediately attracted the attention of physicists around the world as soon as it was published. However, unfortunately, China did not have the equipment to conduct such physical scientific research at that time, so Wang Ganchang could only put forward theories and could not verify them himself.
After Wang Ganchang returned from the United States, in 1942, the American scholar Allen successfully completed the K electronic experiment of BE7 according to Wang Ganchang's proposal, and Allen named this experiment "Wang Ganchang Allen Experiment".
This experiment was hailed as one of the most important achievements in the global physics community that year, and Wang Ganchang's theoretical achievements were awarded the second Mr. Fan Xudong Memorial Award.
Wang Ganchang's research direction has been confirmed by experiments, and he is deeply pleased with this and firmly believes that he is not wrong. He then published an article in the journal Physical Review Letters, "Several Methods for Suggesting Neutrino Detection", proposing three methods for verifying neutrinos, among which the idea of detecting neutrinos by fission is unique in the world.
This article directly opened the door to neutrino research in the world physics community and had a huge impact on the development of the entire physics community. It is worth mentioning that in the "Progress of Science in the Past Hundred Years" written by the Americans, only two Chinese names are mentioned, and Wang Ganchang is one of them.
Although Wang Ganchang's research did not win him the Nobel Prize, he made a significant contribution to the cause of human science. His neutrino argument method has had a profound impact on the development of physics.
Throughout his life, he has been fighting for the cause of science, and his tenacity and perseverance are worthy of learning and respect from each of us.
In the absence of necessary equipment, Wang Ganchang persevered in experiments by using the objects and soil methods around him, and finally successfully completed the scientific research task. His persistence and innovative spirit are worthy of our learning and admiration.
Despite the difficult conditions, Wang Ganchang still persisted and successfully published a new experimental method for cosmic ray particles. Although due to the lack of sophisticated instruments, he can only provide a prescription**, not a specific test result.
After reading this, the British physicist Powell immediately conducted experiments according to Wang Ganchang's method, and finally achieved great success, discovered the meson and won the Nobel Prize.
Although Wang Ganchang was the proposer of the experimental method, he missed the Nobel Prize three times for various reasons. However, he chose to remain incognito and dedicate 17 years of time to China's scientific research in obscurity.
During this period, he successfully used the advanced equipment of the Soviet Union to conduct research, which forged a sharp weapon for China and effectively enhanced the prestige of the country.
When Wang Ganchang was engaged in elementary particle research in the Soviet Union, he led the team to discover the anti-sigma negative hyperon, which shook the entire scientific community, and its importance is second only to the discovery of positrons and antiprotons.
However, Sino-Soviet relations broke down in 1959, and it became impossible to continue research in the USSR. As a result, Wang Ganchang returned to China in 1960 and devoted himself to the scientific research of his motherland.
In April 1961, Wang Ganchang received a secret mission to develop nuclear power in China on its own. This task requires strict secrecy, including not being able to tell one's family and friends, and potentially abandoning research on elementary particles once committed to the research.
Despite such difficulties, Wang Ganchang still firmly said: "I am willing to dedicate myself to the country!" ”
After returning to China, Wang Ganchang settled down a little, and three days later went to the China Nuclear Research Institute alone and changed his name to "Wang Jing". Since then, there has been one more person named Wang Jing in the world, and the name Wang Ganchang has gradually disappeared.
Although Wang Ganchang is 54 years old and his physical condition is not as good as before, he still insists on carrying out this heavy workload, which is difficult for even a young person, let alone a 54-year-old.
Wang Ganchang has no complaints, as long as the country needs it, he will not hesitate to stand up whenever and wherever he wants. Sometimes, when the test site is set up on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at an altitude of 3,200 meters, he will also go forward bravely, endure strong altitude sickness, and insist on appearing at the test site.
In 1964, Wang Ganchang's name spread all over the world with the sound of China's first atomic bomb. However, before that, Wang Ganchang would publish new research results every year or two, but after 1961, the name seemed to disappear from the physics community, and the invitations for international academic exchanges also disappeared.
It was not until 1978, when Wang Ganchang was transferred back to Beijing to serve as director of the Atomic Energy Research Institute, that everyone suddenly realized that the "Wang Jing" in the base was Wang Ganchang, who had made great contributions to China's nuclear testing cause.
Wang Ganchang remained incognito for 17 years, until Chinese New Year's Eve, after Deng Jia drank a few glasses of wine, he said excitedly: "After calling you Comrade Wang Jing for more than ten years, now I can finally call you Teacher Wang Ganchang!" ”
The two hugged each other tightly, tears welling up in their eyes. It is precisely the unremitting efforts of these people that have led to the successful development of China's nuclear weapons, which has broken the nuclear threat to China by the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom, and created a stable domestic environment for China.
Wang Ganchang has not only trained a large number of physics talents for China, but also enabled us to reach the world's leading level in many fields, such as inertial confinement nuclear fusion theory and excimer laser research.
Research in these areas is at the forefront of the world. In December 2021, it was reported that China's controlled fusion device had successfully achieved 1,056 seconds of plasma operation, thanks in large part to the solid theoretical foundation laid by Wang Ganchang and other technicians.