Qian Weichang (1912.10.09—2010.07.30), male, Han nationality, born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was one of the founders of modern mechanics in China, a famous scientist, educator, outstanding social activist, and an outstanding figure of NLD, China. Vice Chairman of the 5th, 6th and 7th Central Committee of China Democratic League, Honorary Chairman of the 7th, 8th and 9th Central Committee, Senior Academician of China Academy of Sciences, President of Shanghai University.
193 1 to 1937 studied in the physics department and graduate school of Tsinghua University, and 1936 joined the national liberation vanguard of China.
1940 to 1942 studied in the department of applied mathematics, University of Toronto, Canada, and obtained a doctorate. 1942-46, Research Engineer, Jet Propulsion Institute, California Institute of Technology. Professor Tsinghua University and Professor Peking University and yenching university from 1946 to 1948.
1949 to 1983, he has served as Professor Tsinghua University, Deputy Provost, Provost and Vice President, Deputy Secretary-General all-china youth federation, Academician of China Academy of Sciences, Deputy Director and Researcher of Institute of Mechanics, Director of Institute of Automation of China Academy of Sciences, Academic Secretary of China Academy of Sciences, Member of the State Council Science Planning Committee, Academician of Polish Academy of Sciences, Vice Chairman of chinese society of theoretical and applied mechanics, and Standing Committee of NLD Central Committee. Participate in activities (20)
1983- 1987 was the president of Shanghai University of Technology (now Shanghai University) and the director of Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.
1987 to 1994, successively served as vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of NLD Central Committee, member of the Basic Law Drafting Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, deputy director of the Basic Law Drafting Committee of Macao Special Administrative Region, executive president of China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, president of China Overseas Exchange Association, academician of China Academy of Sciences, president of Shanghai University and director of Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics; He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth China People's Political Consultative Conference and vice-chairman of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth China People's Political Consultative Conference. Deputies to the First and Fourth National People's Congress.
Qian Weichang also served as honorary president of Jinan University, Zhangzhou University and Shazhou Institute of Technology, honorary professor of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu University, Chengdu University of Electronic Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University and Huaqiao University, and editorial board member of magazines such as Applied advances in mathematics in the United States, International Engineering Science Monthly, Finite Element in Analysis and Design in the Netherlands, Thin-walled Components in the United Kingdom and Applied Mechanics in Ukraine. Deputy editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia of China; Member of the Sino-American Joint Editorial Committee of The Concise Encyclopedia of Britain; Deputy editor-in-chief of Ci Hai; Editor-in-chief of Modern Exploration Series of Chongqing Publishing House; Editor-in-Chief of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics Series of Science Press.
Qian Weichang died of illness at 6: 20 on July 30th, 20 10, at the age of 98. Premier Zhou called them "San Qian" together with Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang.
Won 20 10 touching China person of the year.
Personal realization
World-renowned outstanding Chinese scientists, educators and social activists. Internationally, the research achievements of applied mathematics of mechanics named after money include Qian Weichang Equation, Qian Weichang Method, Qian Weichang General Equation and Qian Weichang Equation of Cylindrical Shell.
He has served as president, vice-president, honorary president, chairman and honorary chairman of many famous universities in China, and was elected as vice-president of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for four consecutive years.
20 10 moved the people in China, but it's a pity that Qian Lao has passed away, and his son accepted the award on his behalf.
Early experience
Qian Weichang 19 12 10 was born in Qifangqiao Village, Hongsheng Township, Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province. He was a poor poet with a good knowledge of Chinese studies and a new school.
Home is the nephew of Qian Mu, a master of Chinese studies-the name "paddock" was given by Qian Mu.
At first, he studied in Qifangqiao Primary School in his hometown. Later, due to the fire in his hometown, he went to three primary schools in Dangkou Town, but his study was intermittent and the time was not long. 13 years old, came to Wuxi, and studied in Rongxiang Public Welfare School, County Junior Middle School and Guoxue School successively. 16 years old, his father died of illness, and he went to school with Qian Mu in Suzhou and attended high school. After studying mathematics, physics and western history, he has been living with his uncle. Yan, a math teacher in Suzhou Middle School, Yang Renkun, a western history teacher, Lu Kanru, a history teacher in China and a geography teacher all left an unforgettable impression on him. The literature class was taught by his uncle Qian Mu.
Qian Weichang, who entered his youth, made excellent achievements in literature and history. /kloc-graduated from Wuxi No.1 Middle School at the age of 0/8. When he entered the college entrance examination, he was admitted to five famous universities in Tsinghua, Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University, Wuhan and Central China. In 65,438+09,365,438+0, he was awarded the "Poverty Scholarship" established by Wuxi No.1 Middle School, the alma mater of chemist Wu Wei. On the proposal of his uncle Qian Mu, he entered the history department of Tsinghua University with a score of 100. On September 8, the same year, 18, the September 18th Incident occurred. Qian Weichang decided to transfer to the Department of Physics to revitalize China's military strength. Wu, the dean of the department, initially rejected his request for transfer and was moved by his sincerity. Qian Weichang also proved his strength through diligent study.
1935 was admitted to Tsinghua University research institute and won Gao Mengdan scholarship. He followed his tutor Wu to do spectral analysis. Participated in the December 29th Movement, the vanguard of national liberation. 1937 after the fall of Peiping, he taught in Tianjin Hua Yao Middle School for nearly a year. 1939 went to The National SouthWest Associated University, Kunming to teach thermodynamics and married Kong.
Study abroad experience
1940,65438+10, a publicly-funded international student admitted to the China-UK Geng Club, went to the University of Toronto to study with his tutor Xinji, and it took 50 days to complete the paper "Intrinsic Theory of Elastic Plates and Shells", which was published in the Collection of the 60th Birthday of Von Carmen, the Father of Missiles in the World. Einstein sighed after reading it: This young man from China has solved the problem that has puzzled me for many years. This article established Qian Weichang's position in the American scientific community. 1942 received a doctorate from the University of Toronto.
65438-0942 did postdoctoral research at California Institute of Technology and National Institute of Jet Propulsion. Together with Qian Xuesen, Lin Jiaqiao and Guo Yonghuai, under the guidance of Professor von Carmen, the father of missiles in the world, he engaged in postdoctoral research in the space field, participated in rocket and missile experiments, published the world's first theory on singular perturbation, and was internationally recognized as the founder of this field.
1942 received a doctorate from the University of Toronto.
Early work experience
After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Qian Weichang returned to China in May 1946, and was employed by Professor department of mechanical engineering of Tsinghua University, who also served as a professor in Peking University and yenching university. 1948, Qian Xuesen was invited to work in the Jet Propulsion Research Institute of the United States, but he refused to give up China's loyalty to the United States and could not make it without obtaining a visa. During this period, he participated in the establishment of the Department of Mechanics in Peking University, and initiated the first major of mechanics in China universities. China published the first monograph "Elastic Mechanics", and opened the first mechanics research class and mechanics teacher training class in China. Most of the students in this class have become the leading figures in mechanics research and study in China, and have made immortal contributions to China's machinery industry, civil architecture, aerospace and military industry. They are called "the father of mechanics" and "the father of applied mathematics" in modern China by later generations.
1950 member of the standing Committee and minister of the organization department of the national Federation of natural science societies in Ren Zhonghua.
195 1, member of the standing Committee and deputy secretary-general of the National Democratic Youth Federation of Ren Zhonghua, began to serve as the director of the Mechanics Research Office of the Institute of Mathematics, China Academy of Sciences.
1952 participated in the China cultural delegation and visited Myanmar and India.
1954 to 1958, as a deputy to the first national people's congress.
1955, member of the China Academy of Sciences and member of the Standing Committee of the NLD Central Committee.
1956, China formulated its first scientific plan in 12. Zhou Enlai, Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang, also known as the "San Qian" of China's scientific and technological circles, was appointed as the vice president of Tsinghua University. He co-founded the Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences with Qian Xuesen, and successively served as deputy director of the Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, academic secretary of China Academy of Sciences, member of the State Council Science Planning Committee, director of the Preparatory Committee of Institute of Automation of China Academy of Sciences, and academician of Polish Academy of Sciences. Participated in the mechanics conference held in Poland and the international mechanics conference held in Brussels.
China theoretical and applied mechanics Institute was founded 1957, and served as the vice chairman.