The father of China's atomic bomb was Qian Sanqiang.

Qian Sanqiang (19131016-1June 28th, 992) is a nuclear physicist. Born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, his ancestral home is Huzhou, Zhejiang. He is the founder of China's atomic energy science, China's "two bombs and one satellite" and an academician of China Academy of Sciences.

1932, graduated from Peking University Preparatory College. 1936, graduated from Tsinghua University. 1939, Qian Sanqiang completed his doctoral thesis-collision between alpha particles and protons.

1946 won the Henry Bader prize for microphysics of the French Academy of Sciences at the end of the year. 1948, Professor of Physics Department of Tsinghua University, Vice President of China Academy of Sciences, President of Zhejiang University, Vice Chairman and Honorary Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, Vice Chairman and Chairman of Chinese Physical Society.

Extended information: Since the founding of New China, Qian Sanqiang has devoted itself to the development of atomic energy. He used to be the deputy director and director of the Institute of Modern Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (later renamed the Institute of Atomic Energy), and 1954 joined the China * * * Production Party.

From 65438 to 0955, after the central government decided to develop its own nuclear power, he became a planner. From 65438 to 0958, he participated in the construction of atomic reactors by the Soviet Union and gathered a large number of nuclear scientists. He also recommended Deng Jiaxian and other outstanding talents to the team developing nuclear weapons.

1960, after the central government decided to develop the atomic bomb entirely by self-reliance, Qian Sanqiang, who has served as the deputy minister of the Second Machinery Department, served as the chief technical officer and chief designer.

He tried his best to train a new generation of academic leaders, just as the Curies trained themselves. In the tough battle of "two bombs and one satellite", a large number of outstanding nuclear experts emerged, creating the fastest development speed in this field in the world.

Later, people not only praised Qian Sanqiang for coordinating and using all kinds of complex scientific and technological fields and talents, but also thought that the Atomic Energy Institute he led was a "loyal" science and technology base camp.

In his later years, Qian Sanqiang's health declined day by day, and he still served as the vice chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, the chairman of Chinese Physical Society and the honorary chairman of China Nuclear Society, and kept an eye on the development of China's nuclear cause.

1992 died at the age of 79. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the National Day, the Central Committee of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission posthumously awarded Qian Sanqiang the "Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Medal" in recognition of this great scientist's great contribution.

References:

People's Network-"Father of China's Atomic Bomb" Qian Sanqiang (Overseas Chinese and the Republic of China)