Died of illness. Xinhuanet Beijing 65438+1October 3 1 * * China's outstanding party member, a loyal communist fighter, an outstanding scientist renowned at home and abroad and the founder of China's space industry, a senior academician of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering, and the vice chairman of the 6th, 7th and 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, died of illness on June 65438+12009. Light. Reporter Jin, Liu and Liu reported that Qian Xuesen, a China science giant, died in Beijing today at the age of 98. Resume of Qian Xuesen 19 1 1, born in February,1,born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province,1joined China in August, 1959, with a doctorate. 1929 to 1934 studied in department of mechanical engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University. After graduation, I applied for studying in Tsinghua University at public expense. After entering the school, I worked as an intern at Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport. 1935 to 1939 studied in the department of aeronautical engineering of MIT and obtained a master's degree. 1936- 1939 studied in the department of aeronautics and mathematics of California Institute of Technology, USA, and obtained a doctorate. 1939- 1943, researcher, Department of Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology. 1943 to 1945 was an assistant professor in the department of aeronautics, California Institute of Technology (1940 to 1945 was a communication researcher in Chengdu Institute of Aeronautics, Sichuan). 1945- 1946, associate professor, Department of Aviation, California Institute of Technology. 1946- 1949, associate professor and professor of aerodynamics, Department of Aeronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1949- 1955, Director and Professor of Jet Propulsion Center of California Institute of Technology. 1955 returned to China. 1955 to 1964, director and researcher of the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and director of the Fifth Institute of the Ministry of National Defense. 1965 to 1970 served as deputy minister of the seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry. 1970 to 1982 served as deputy director of the science and technology Committee of the commission of science, technology and industry for national defense and vice chairman of the China association for science and technology. He has served as the first and second director of China Automation Society, honorary president of China Aerospace Society, China theoretical and applied mechanics Society and China Systems Engineering Society, executive director of the Presidium of China Academy of Sciences, and member of the Department of Mathematics and Physics. 1986 to 199 1 May, served as the chairman of the third National Committee of China Association for Science and Technology. 1991may was elected honorary chairman of China association for science and technology at the fourth national congress. 1April, 1992, was appointed honorary chairman of the Presidium of China Academy of Sciences. /kloc-0 was elected as an academician of China Academy of Engineering in June, 1994. He is the vice-chairman of the 9th to 12th Alternate members of the CPC Central Committee and the 6th, 7th and 8th China People's Political Consultative Conference.