Deng Jiaxian
Deng Jiaxian, or Chia Hsien Teng[1] (simplified Chinese: 邓稼先; traditional Chinese: 鄧稼先; pinyin: Dèng Jiàxiān; Wade–Giles: Teng Chia-Hsien; June 25, 1924 – July 29, 1986), was a Chinese nuclear physicist and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs.[2]
Deng Jiaxian Chia Hsien Teng | |||||||||
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| 邓稼先 | |||||||||
 Deng in 1949 | |||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1924 | ||||||||
| Died | July 29, 1986 (aged 62) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University (UG) Purdue University (PhD) | ||||||||
| Spouse | Xu Luxi | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||
| Fields | Nuclear physics | ||||||||
| Institutions | China Academy of Engineering Physics | ||||||||
| Thesis | The photo-disintegration of the deuteron (1950) | ||||||||
| Doctoral advisors | Dirk ter Haar Frederik Belinfante | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄧稼先 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邓稼先 | ||||||||
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Biography
Deng was born in Huaining, Anhui, China, on June 25, 1924. After graduating with a major in physics from the National Southwestern Associated University where he was classmate with Nobel laureate Yang Chen-Ning, Deng taught at Peking University. He went to the United States in 1948 to study at Purdue University, and earned his PhD in physics in 1950. He returned to the newly founded People's Republic of China just nine days after graduation.[3]
From 1958 on, Deng spent over 20 years working secretly with a team of young scientists including Qian Sanqiang under the Two Bombs, One Satellite program on the development of the nuclear and hydrogen bomb for China, culminating in success in 1964 and 1967. He died on July 29, 1986, in Beijing.
Deng is regarded as the "Father of China's Nuclear Program". In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Award for his contributions to Chinese military science, along with 22 other scientists.[2][4]
See also
References
- TENG, CHIA HSIEN (1950). THE PHOTO-DISINTEGRATION OF THE DEUTERON. ISBN 979-8-209-50764-2. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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