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Return to China One Day : The Learning Life of Qian Xuesen / by Chengdong Lv.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lv, Chengdong., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicists--Biography.
- Physicists.
- Astronomers--Biography.
- Astronomers.
- China--History.
- China.
- Physics--Study and teaching.
- Physics.
- Physics--History.
- Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers.
- History of China.
- Education in Physics.
- History of Physics and Astronomy.
- Local Subjects:
- Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers.
- History of China.
- Education in Physics.
- History of Physics and Astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic resource (190 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Family and Education
- Chapter 2 Serve the Country through Engineering
- Chapter 3 Life and Study in the United States
- Chapter 4 From Young Scholar to World-Class Scientist
- Chapter 5 Marriage and Family Life
- Chapter 6 Communism Enlightenment and Dedication to His Country.
- ISBN:
- 981-19-5755-X
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