There is such a woman, she gave up the low-hanging Nobel Prize, and for the construction of the cause of the motherland, she chose to remain incognito for 30 years and never reunited with her family.
Her story was written into primary school textbooks, but her name was little known. Her name is Huang Xuhua, she is an outstanding representative of China's nuclear submarine industry, known as the "mother of China's nuclear submarines".
Her perseverance and selfless dedication have made great contributions to the country's nuclear submarine cause. She is our hero and deserves to be remembered forever.
Wang Chengshu was born in a wealthy family in 1912 and received a high-quality education since childhood. Although she had a worry-free life, she was successfully admitted to Yenching University with her outstanding academic talent.
At Yan University, she was deeply influenced by her rigorous academic style and advanced concepts, and strengthened her belief in the pursuit of scientific truth.
After graduating from university, Wang chose a challenging physics major instead of a liberal arts major like most women. Her choice was not generally understood by society at that time, and even her family persuaded her to choose other majors, because society at that time expected women more from traditional roles.
However, Wang Chengshu has always adhered to his choice, firmly believing that he can succeed in the male-dominated field of physics.
In the face of opposition from the people around her, Wang Chengshu "insisted on her own opinion", she resolutely said: During her study at Yenching University, Wang Chengshu was the only girl in the class, but her grades have always been better than that of male students.
She proved herself with her own strength and broke the prejudice of those around her. In 1934, Wang Chengshu successfully obtained a bachelor's degree from Yenching University.
Wang Chengshu's class consisted of only 13 students, but she came out on top with outstanding results, successfully graduated and won the Fitofi Golden Key Award. After receiving her master's degree in 1936, Wang Chengshu chose to continue her studies, and after graduation, she decided to stay on as a faculty member at Yenching University and developed an affectionate romance with her mentor, Zhang Wenyu.
Their relationship is full of appreciation and support, both in life and academically, they are full of tacit understanding. However, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, Wang Chengshu and Zhang Wenyu left Beijing and experienced a wandering life, wandering in Nanjing, Wuchang, Guilin, Guiyang and other places.
This difficult period withstood the test of their relationship, and in 1939, they were married in the witness of the famous physicist Wu Youxun.
In those days, women often gave up their jobs after marriage and devoted themselves to family and children's education, but Wang Chengshu had an independent mind, and she firmly believed that women should have their own careers.
After getting married, she successfully won the Balbo Scholarship in the United States and firmly decided to challenge the tradition and go to the United States for further study. What is admirable is that her husband Zhang Wenyu did not object, but wholeheartedly supported his wife and embarked on the road to study in the United States together.
In 1941, Wang Chengshu embarked on a journey to the United States by boat. At the University of Michigan, she became a student of the famous physicist Ulendbuir and began her exploration and pursuit in the field of physics.
Ulunbuir's eyes were struck by Wang Chengshu's wisdom, and he was amazed to find that such outstanding talents had emerged in China. During his time in the United States, Wang's performances proved his excellence.
Wang Chengshu founded the "Wang Chengshu-Ullunbuir Equation".
Wang Chengshu's achievements in Sonam's polynomials have once again attracted the enthusiastic attention of the scientific community, and many American scientists are unanimously optimistic about her, believing that she will be expected to win the Nobel Prize.
However, it was at this critical moment that she made an unexpected decision. When she was in college, Wang Chengshu had already made it clear that the purpose of her choosing a physics major was to be able to contribute to the country after her academic success.
When the news of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 came, Chinese people around the world rejoiced, and Wang Chengshu's determination to return to China became even stronger. However, her plan was met with firm opposition from the US authorities.
The U.S. has barred Chinese scientists from returning to China, fearing the leak of secrets and not wanting to lose talent. Wang Chengshu could only prepare secretly, divided the materials into more than 300 packages and mailed them back to China, and insisted on applying to return to China.
At the Geneva Conference in 1954, the United States openly criticized the United States, and under international pressure, the United States gradually relaxed restrictions. They agreed to allow Wang Chengshu and his wife to return to China, but they set up obstacles: because their children were American, they could not apply for a China pass.
Wang Chengshu and his wife resolutely gave up their son's U.S. passport and returned to China.
After seven years of struggle, Wang Chengshu finally returned to China, but she immediately experienced the huge gap between China and abroad. In the United States, she lives in a picturesque garden house and drives a private car; However, after returning to China, she lived in a simple building and had to squeeze the bus to commute to work every day.
However, Wang Chengshu was not dissatisfied with this, but was willing to accept such a life. As the first researcher in the field of thermonuclear fusion in China, she is well aware of the importance and challenges of this field.
Thermonuclear fusion technology is considered to be the ideal clean energy technology for mankind and is known as:"Artificial sun"γThe research of this technology began in 1958, and the thermonuclear fusion laboratory was established in China.
Faced with Qian Sanqiang's invitation, Wang Chengshu gladly accepted this new challenge. Although she has never been in this field before, she believes that if she puts her best efforts, she will be able to overcome difficulties and succeed.
She resolutely left her professional field and devoted herself to the new field of national construction, hoping to contribute to the development of the country.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the scientific research environment was extremely difficult, and it required tremendous efforts to make achievements. However, Ms. Wang Chengshu did not complain, but devoted herself to scientific research.
With her outstanding physical talents, she became an authority in the field of thermonuclear fusion in less than two years and successfully trained a group of domestic researchers.
However, in 1961, Mr. Qian Sanqiang proposed to let her go to Plant 504, which meant that she needed to start her arduous exploration in the field of enriched uranium again.
Wang Chengshu is 50 years old, but she did not choose to give up. Faced with the challenge of having to start from scratch, she replied without hesitation: "I do." After this meeting, she disappeared from the domestic and international physics community, no longer publishing**, no longer attending conferences, and no longer appearing in public, but she always gave and worked silently.
Wang Chengshu devoted herself to China's nuclear industry, but she gave up her family for the cause, and for 30 years she lived in a dormitory, eating in the cafeteria every day, unable to take care of the lives of her husband and children.
She can only go home once a week, and only one day. Every Monday morning, no matter how bad the weather is, there is always a thin, but exuding a unique middle-aged woman waiting for ......the shuttle bus on the side of the road in ZhongguancunShe is a silent devotee of China's nuclear cause and an example for us to learn!
Wang Chengshu's team completed the production of highly enriched uranium ahead of schedule on January 14, 1964, providing key fuel for the atomic bomb**. This is an outstanding achievement, and Wang Chengshu will go down in history because of it.
Then, on October 16, 1964, China successfully conducted its first atomic bomb test, but Wang Chengshu chose to remain anonymous again, and this incognito lasted for 30 years.
Qian Sanqiang asked Wang Chengshu: "Do you have any problems that need to be solved?" Wang Chengshu replied: "No." "Is there any news that needs to be conveyed to my husband and children?" β
No. "So would you like to continue working here?" "I do. For Wang Chengshu, she fulfilled her promise, except for failing to fulfill her promise to her children, she did a good job in other aspects.
In all kinds of efforts, Wang Chengshu has always adhered to the same and fulfilled her promise to contribute to national construction. This willingness has been put into practice by her again and again, accompanied by new ideas and efforts.
While Wang Chengshu is concentrating on serving the country, her husband Zhang Wenyu is also wholeheartedly conducting experiments and research on nuclear physics and cosmic rays. Between 1959 and 1964, he was seconded to the Joint Nuclear Research Institute in Dubna, USSR, where he led the Chinese research group.
Wang Chengshu and his wife silently dedicated themselves to the development of the motherland, although the husband and wife were separated and their children lived in a boarding school in Beijing, they still stuck to their posts and devoted themselves to their work.
Their selfless spirit is admirable because they are tired from working for a long time, but they have little time to seek medical treatment, and they are unwilling to occupy national resources for fear of affecting their work.
Mr. Cheung Man Yu passed away in 1992 at the age of 82. Two years later, on June 18, 1994, Mr. Wang Chengshu also died of illness in Beijing at the same age of 82.
At the end of his life, Wang Chengshu left a will, deciding to donate all of his savings, treasury bills and cash and other property, except for 8,000 yuan left to his unmarried eldest sister Wang Chengshi, to help those in need.
The couple's generous donations totaled 100,000 yuan, which injected a strong impetus into the Hope Project. At the end of her life, Wang Chengshu wrote to her students: "I have lived an ordinary life, just silently fulfilling my duties.
I believe that everyone should contribute, especially in contributing to the country, which is the responsibility of every citizen and the duty of a Communist Party member. I have decided to dedicate my life to the Party and to make unremitting efforts for the cause of communism and the liberation of all mankind. β
According to Wang Chengshu's three wills, her family chose not to hold a funeral for her, but donated her body and her property to Project Hope.
Her life is an epic of unremitting dedication to the construction of the motherland, and she has unswervingly supported the cause of education in both young and old age. Even though her life was coming to an end, she chose to donate her body to science to fulfill her last wish.
No matter how wild the wind and snow are, the tenacity will not change. β
Wang Chengshu has been incognito for 30 years, and although he has lived in poverty and loneliness, he has made great contributions to the prosperity of the country. This seemingly effeminate woman actually shows true heroism.