Famous scientist Qian Xuesen. 191/kloc-0 was born in Shanghai in February 1 1. My ancestral home is Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Joined China in August, 1959. 1934 graduated from department of mechanical engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University. 65438-0935 studied in the United States, entered the aviation department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and obtained a master's degree the following year. Then transferred to the aviation department of California Institute of Technology. From 65438 to 0939, he received his doctorate in aviation and mathematics from California Institute of Technology. He used to be an associate professor at California Institute of Technology, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a director and professor at the Jet Propulsion Center of California Institute of Technology. 1955 break through many obstacles and return to the motherland. He has served as director and researcher of the Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, president and vice president of the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense, and concurrently served as president of the first branch of the Institute (later developed into today's China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology); Director of the Department of Modern Mechanics, China University of Science and Technology. 1965 Deputy Minister of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry, and later President of China Academy of Space Technology. 1970 deputy director of the commission of science, technology and industry for national defense. 1982 deputy director of the science and technology commission of the commission of science, technology and industry for national defense. 1987 was hired as a senior consultant of the science and technology commission of the commission of science, technology and industry for national defense. 1998 was hired as a senior consultant of the Science and Technology Committee of the General Armament Department. Member of the Second Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Deputies to the Second to Fifth National People's Congress; China * * * Delegate to the 9th to 15th National Congress, invited delegate to the 16th National Congress, alternate member of the 9th to 12th Central Committee, vice chairman of the 6th, 7th and 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, director of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Science and Technology Committee. He is the chairman of the first Council of China theoretical and applied mechanics Society and China Automation Society; Executive director of the first Council of the International Federation of Automatic Control; Honorary Chairman of China Aerospace Society, China theoretical and applied mechanics Society and China Systems Engineering Society; Executive Chairman of the Presidium of China Academy of Sciences, Vice Chairman of the Second National Committee of China Association for Science and Technology, and Chairman of the Third National Committee. 199 1 was awarded honorary chairman of China Association for Science and Technology by the Fourth National Committee of China Association for Science and Technology. 1957 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Sciences (member of the faculty), 1994 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Engineering, 1998 was a senior academician of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering.