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The Learning Life of Qian Xuesen

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Author(s)
Lv, Chengdong
Language
English
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Abstract
This open access book is intended for common readers who are interested in the life story of Qian Xuesen (also know as Tsien Hsue-Shen). Based on a large number of original archives and historical materials, this book focuses on Qian Xuesen’s years of seeking knowledge from his birth in 1911 to his return to China in 1955 and describes how he grows into a world-known scientist from the aspect of humanity. This book can be used as reference material for Qian Xuesen’s earlier years.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60786
Keywords
Life Story of Qian Xuesen; Qian Xuesen Biography; Chinese Scientist; The Father of Chinese Missiles; Family Education; Qian Xuesen; Hsue-Shen Tsien; National Chiao Tung University; Theodore von Kármán; Jiang Ying; Father of Chinese Rocketry; King of Rocketry; “Two Bombs, One Satellite”; Chinese Nuclear Weapons Program; Tsien Jun-fu; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Return to China from the US
DOI
10.1007/978-981-19-5755-0
ISBN
9789811957550, 9789811957550
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/books
Publication date and place
Singapore, 2022
Imprint
Springer Nature Singapore
Classification
History of science
Asian history
Impact of science and technology on society
Astronomy, space and time
Pages
190
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/