"Gan", how to pronounce this word?
Many people can't even read his name, he was expected to become a Chinese scientist who has won three consecutive Nobel Prizes, but by chance he failed to achieve it, one of which was voluntarily given up out of consideration for the motherland, he was Wang Ganchang.
Although he later became a leading figure in China's nuclear science community, Wang Ganchang humbly asked repeatedly to make his identity public by simply mentioning that he had participated in nuclear tests, without exaggerating too much.
Mr. Wang Ganchang spent his life completing a fill-in-the-blank question that has stumped too many people so far, "You can do without but you can't do without."
Some people may say that there can be no love, but there must be money; Or it can be nothing, but it is necessary to accumulate wealth.
However, Mr. Wang's life proves that his answer to this question is far from material. He personally practiced a belief: it is possible to live without himself, but not without my dear motherland.
Wang Ganchang's early experience was very pitiful, he lost his parents early, but this did not hinder his growth. The trajectory of his life is a legend that flies against the wind, from the fields of Jiangsu to the palace of Tsinghua University.
After graduating in 1930, Wang Ganchang embarked on a journey to the University of Berlin in Germany to further his studies with the expectation of his mentor, Ye Qisun, the pioneer of modern physics in China, that "only science can save the country". There, he received praise from Albert Einstein, on a par with world-class scientists such as Marie Curie and Meitner, becoming Meitner's only Chinese protégé.
Wang Ganchang's scientific research talent has blossomed rapidly, and many of his academic articles have attracted wide attention in the field of physics.
In 1932, Wang Ganchang, then only 25 years old, proposed a new experimental scheme aimed at confirming the existence of neutrons. Although Meitner was not adopted at first, British scientists later used Wang's method to actually discover neutrons in experiments, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
In 1934, when Wang Ganchang decided to return to his homeland, his mentor and many German colleagues tried to persuade him to stay. They believe that China's scientific research conditions are backward, and his talent will be wasted there. They said, "Science knows no borders, so why should you go back?" ”
Wang Ganchang replied firmly"Science has no borders, but scientists do, my motherland is suffering, I want to go back and serve him" After returning to China, he first taught at Shandong University, and later moved south with Zhejiang University, experiencing the difficult years and frequent relocation during the Anti-Japanese War. Even in such an environment, Wang Ganchang still invented phosphor, filling the domestic technology gap.
In 1942, although Wang Ganchang was battling tuberculosis at that time, he published a ** on neutrino detection, which attracted wide attention in the world physics community. However, due to the constraints of domestic conditions, his theory could not be put into practice immediately.
It was not until 1953 that the American scientist Leynz successfully captured neutrinos in experiments based on Wang Ganchang's **, and won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Ganchang became an outstanding academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1956, he led a nuclear scientific research team from 12 countries to successfully discover the anti-sigma negative hyperon at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubernard in the Soviet Union, which became his achievement that attracted the world's attention again.
Fellows in the global physics community believe that if Wang Ganchang continues to lead his team in in-depth research, the Nobel Prize in Physics will be within reach. However, just as he was in the ascendant of the scientific community, a secret order summoned him back to China, and he disappeared like the world. After returning to China, Wang Ganchang learned that he had to change the direction of his research and devote himself to the development of nuclear **, and in order to protect the core secrets, he must completely cut ties with his past life, which included giving up the Nobel Prize that might be within reach, the connection with his family, and even his name could no longer be used.
Wang Ganchang expressed his determination without hesitation.
I would like to pledge my country."
This is Wang Ganchang's categorical and loud sound.
Since then, the scientist has disappeared, and in the distant Gobi Desert, the oldest scientist, Wang Jing, who is in his fifties, has appeared.
Living in the wind and sand, his identity is hidden, and he works day and night, not known to the outside world.
On a Chinese New Year's Eve, Deng Jia raised his glass first, his voice choked.
There is no one else in the tent, Comrade Wang Jing, who has been called for more than ten years, will be called Comrade Wang Ganchang once today."
This is a kind of hero-to-hero tribute, each other is for the great cause of the country, sacrificing the warmth of the family, selflessly dedicating themselves. That night, tears and blood were intertwined.
In 1978, Wang Ganchang, who had been incognito for 17 years, ended Wang Jing's identity and returned to the Institute of Atomic Energy. Returning from those years of obscurity, he participated in the initiation and initiation of the 863 Program, the implementation of which marked a new milestone in China's high-tech research.
On September 18, 1999, the state awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with two bombs and one star, but Mr. Wang Ganchang was no longer able to accept this supreme honor in person.
Just the year before, on December 10, 1998, Wang Ganchang died of illness at the age of 91. Remember that question about choice? "Yes or no, but no"How do you answer? Or do you think you can have no love, no everything, but you have to have money and wealth?
For Wang Ganchang and his generation of scientists, the answer they gave was: "You can do without yourself, but you can't do without my dear motherland." ”
I would like to express my deepest respect to Mr. Wang Ganchang, who has witnessed the selfless dedication and sense of responsibility of a Chinese scientist and devoted himself to the country with his whole life.