Qian was born in the eastern city of hangzhou in 1911, as chinas 2,000yearold feudal system was overthrown, and he was destined to encounter both turbulent historic events and social upheaval. Tsien as how he is known in the us, is a wellknown useducated chinese rocket scientist in the 20th century. The year 2011 marks the centenary of the birth of the peoples scientist qian xuesen. This led to the private a, which flew in 1944, and later the corporal, the wac corporal, and other.
On april 16th, the important activity of the guest china which is the global publishing ceremony of the english version of qian xuesens collected works 19381956 was held. Qian xuesen, 19112009, born in hangzhou, zhejiang province is widely considered as the father of the chinese space program. Qian xuesen was a rocket scientist who was regarded as the father of chinas missile and space technology programme. Vcg photo the committee died in 1953, some of the members went on to serve in the dwight d. What does qian xuesens 1935 decision to leave his native china to pursue graduate school in the united states suggest about the state of science and engineering in the united states in that period. Qian xuesen father of chinas rocket and space program.
Return of qian xuesen rocketry research is generally regarded a collective effort, requiring the involvement of many individuals and organisations across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Qian xuesen manuscript published for first timescience. Qian xuesen helped launch chinas missile program after his career in. Qian xuesen is a scientist who created intellectual wealth. On the war front in germany, he advised the army on ballisticmissile guidance. Eisenhower administration and others held high positions in the academic and business communities, suggesting that neoconservatism is deeply embedded in the u. Qian xuesen sjtu alumnus, the worldfamous dynamicist and system engineering scientist, qian xuesen is the inaugurator of chinas space technology, who laid foundation for space rise in china. Caltech division of engineering and applied science news. Qian xuesen and jiang yings first encounter started with her mother sending her to live with qian xuesens family when she was 4 and he was 12. Professor hsueshen tsien qian xuesen in the chinese form. Qian xuesen, wadegiles romanization chien hsuehsen, also spelled tsien hsueshen, born december 11, 1911, shanghai, chinadied october 31, 2009, beijing, chinese engineer and research scientist widely recognized as the father of chinese aerospace for his role in establishing chinas ballistic missile program qian was the only child of an aristocratic hangzhou family whose. Germanys v1 and v2 rockets forced caltech to accelerate its work, and the jet propulsion laboratory was established with qian as a section. During the 1940s qian was one of the founders of the jet propulsion laboratory at the california institute of.
Qian xuesen script error 11 december 1911 31 october 2009 was a scientist who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both the united states and peoples republic of china. The best way to make this wealth eternal is to publish it and let more people share it. Think tank chinese blogger qian xuesen played an important role in communist chinas science and politics. With kun chen, yuqi zhang, georg anton, steve boergadine. Caltech professor qian xuesen endures five years of mccarthyera investigations before returning to china to become the father of the countrys space program. Two months later, on october 8, the fifth academy, chinas first research institution on missile technology headed by qian xuesen, was founded figure 1, figure 2. Qian was a more complicated figure in the development of chinas space program than mere partrimony suggests. Chinese president calls on nation to learn from scientist qian xuesen. Liebher table tennis championships, stuttgart, germany,20. Qian xuesen passed away, at 98, on saturday, leaving behind not just his fame as father of chinas rocketry. A year later, he moved to caltech to earn his doctorate. He singlehandedly built a national space and rocketry program from the technology base of an agrarian society. December 11, 1911 october 31, 2009 was a chinese scientist and pioneer for engineering cybernetics, who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both.
Qian xuesen and mao zedong at a banquet held in beijing on february 1, 1956. Qian xuesen library open to commemorate the centennial birth anniversary of qian xuesen. Media in category qian xuesen library, shanghai the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Mourners pay tribute to chinas father of rocketry qian xuesen in his hangzhou hometown in 2009, after his death at the age of 98. A man of science and an inspiration to scholars saturday, october 3, 2015 to friday, october 9, 2015 11. Originally from hangzhou, zhejiang province, qian xuesen was born in december 1911. The two space exploration organizations plan to use the. The name he used while in the united states was hsueshen tsien, or h. Qian xuesen often called the father of chinas space and missile programs has died. As the trade magazine aviation week put it in 2007, upon naming qian its person of the year, no one then knew that the father of the future u. A ustrained scientist was deported, then became the. Qian xuesen, who died in beijing on october 31 aged 97, was the father of chinas missile and space programmes, transforming the country from a primitive technological backwater to a nuclear power. Father of chinas missile and spaceflight program, cofounder, jet propulsion laboratorynasa. However, it cannot be denied that a small number of key individuals often played a pivotal role in a countrys rocketry and space effort.
The story of qian xuesen, an undisputed genius who helped china develop. A research on qian xuesen chinese edition zhang kai on. Tsien was sent to germany to investigate laboratories and question german scientists. The united states was an international leader of scientific innovation in the 1930s. Qianxuesen library is a 18story highrise building in xian, shaanxi, china. Since qian xuesen had made outstanding contribution to various scientific and technological fields such as aerodynamics, solid mechanics, engineering cybernetics, physical mechanics, etc. The model of spacecraft shenzhou 1 in qian xuesen library. Professor hsueshen tsien qian xuesen in the chinese form 1911 2009 qian xuesen from wikipedia. Qian xuesen also known as tsien hsueshen aeronautics phd 39, passed away on october 31, 2009. Tsien hsueshen qian xuesen encyclopedia astronautica. A preeminent rocket scientist in america, he was driven from the country during the red scare of the 1950s. Perhaps no one better embodies the irony of the coldwar era than qian xuesen, also known as. Army, he returned to china in the 1950s, after he had been expelled from the u. What do americans and mainland chinese think about qian.
Tsien hsueshen qian xuesen, was the father of chinese rocketry and spaceflight. Beijing qian xuesen, a brilliant rocket scientist who. Qian xuesen worked on rocket and nuclear technology for the us government during world war two. During the period of london book fair, many relevant activities were held.
After more than 20 years of research in the united states he was deported from. The late iris chang wrote a wonderful biography of qian, thread of the silkworm, which i heartily recommend. Qian xuesen, who has died aged 98, was one of the greatest chinese scientists of the modern era, and a man widely regarded as the father of. Tsien or, was a top rocket scientist in the us in the 1940s and then, after the us deported him in 1955, a top rocket scientist in china. Qian xuesen was born in 1911, as the chinese imperial government was collapsing, in hangzhou, in eastern china. Qian xuesen, chinese engineer and research scientist widely recognized. Controversial scientist qian xuesen china uncensored. They were reunited and married in shanghai after the war during 1947 when qian xuesen took a break from mit to visit relatives. Qian xuesen was twentyfour years old in 1935, a fresh graduate of shanghai jiaotong university, when he used a scholarship to get to m. President jiang jieshi chiang kaishek, went to germany to study. View a detailed profile of the structure 1270850 including further data and descriptions in the emporis database. Police governments are prevailing in nearly every case. The name he used while in the united states was hsueshen tsien or h. Chinas space program, 19562003 center for cultural studies on.
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