Nationality is not directly related to patriotism. Having a Chinese heart is the ultimate criterion for measuring patriotism. In the last century, due to special historical relationships such as wars, countless scientists were forced to become "foreigners", such as Yang Zhenning. The famous scientist Qian Xuesen even staged a "Shocking Spy" movie in order to return to China.
In the era of bright stars and gods fighting in the physics world of the last century, Wu Jianxiong seemed particularly "dazzling", not only because she was a light of women, but also because she participated in the greatest physics research project during World War II - the research on atomic bombs.
Countless physicists pointed out at that time that without Wu Jianxiong, the mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb would have been delayed for at least a long time.
It can be said that this is the world's top physicist who was regarded as a "national scholar" by the US authorities at that time. This is a top physics figure who can sit at the same conference table for "meetings" with Einstein, Bohr and other super physics stars.
Although her nationality is not Chinese, her heart belongs to the motherland. In the years before she returned to China in the 1980s, she tried hard to come back and embrace the motherland. Unfortunately, due to some special reasons, she could only silently pray for the motherland on the other side of the ocean.
After her death, she specifically told her husband that I must be buried in her hometown. Later, a line of words that made people cry was written on her tombstone: An eternal Chinese.
The importance of native family
When studying the life experiences of many scientists in the last century, we can find one thing in common, which is that they all received a good education, and most of them had a family with enlightened ideas.
Although the Republic of China has been in an "awakening era", is still not friendly to women. Most women in the country are still in an "absolutely disadvantaged" position, and the proportion of women in the country who receive education is still very low.
Wu Jianxiong is very lucky. God has "assigned" her to a family with sufficiently equal and democratic ideas. It should be said that Wu Jianxiong's first noble person is his father.
It was his father who believed that women also need to receive a good education. It was his father who spared no effort to cultivate her, and it was his father who encouraged and applauded her that made Wu Jianxiong's study journey as a girl without encountering any steep slopes or cliffs.
You must know that during the Republic of China, the concept that women were "locked at home" to take care of their husbands and raise their children was still the mainstream idea. Wu Jianxiong was able to run around the campus of youth like the boys, which in itself was a very lucky thing.
Genius Academic Master
Wu Jianxiong's grades have always been among the best from elementary school to university. It can be said that she seems to be a genius in the eyes of others. Judging from her academic performance, her future is headed towards genius.
I have to admit that talent is indeed very important. Although it only accounts for 1% of the formula for success, this 1% is the "watershed" between genius and excellence.
Even now, physics is considered a "male subject" in the subconscious mind of many people. During the Republic of China, there were even fewer women who regarded physics as their lifelong "academic partner."
However, Marie Curie ’s story and her strong interest in physics as a girl finally made Wu Jianxiong choose physics. Some people pointed out that a big reason why Wu Jianxiong transferred from the Department of Mathematics to the Department of Physics during his university days was because of the war at that time.
During Wu Jianxiong's college years, the whole of China was plagued by internal and external troubles. The Japanese army's bayonets were placed on the tip of the Chinese people's noses. In the Northeast, countless innocent Chinese were massacred by the Japanese army.
Wu Jianxiong chose physics because she hoped to use what she had learned to save the country. After that, she participated in the atomic bomb research work in the United States. Isn't the biggest reason why she wanted to use atomic bombs to bring real peace to the motherland and the entire world?
Wu Jianxiong is a physics master
Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Wu Jianxiong came to the United States to study. She was very patriotic, but she also knew that if she wanted to realize her dream and change this era of endless war, the United States was indeed her best choice. A peaceful national environment, top-notch academic levels of physics research, and sufficient funds were all the things she needed most on her way to the top in physics.
In the United States, Wu Jianxiong's talent in physics shocked many of the top physicists in the United States at that time. Physics masters such as Oppenheimer also admired her very much and believed that she would be another genius in the field of physics in the world.
Around 1940, Wu Jianxiong became the first Chinese to be invited to participate in the Manhattan Project . In a sense, being able to become a scientist in this project is an affirmation in itself, which is enough to show that her physics genius score is extremely high.
Wu Jianxiong was not just a simple passer-by in this largest physics research project in World War II. She was definitely one of the protagonists of this project. Even in this project meeting, she was one of the big names who was qualified to attend the meeting.
During Wu Jianxiong's life, she was able to produce countless scientific results, but one of the most famous research results was the splitting of uranium nuclei in the Manhattan Project.
To illustrate Wu Jianxiong’s achievements, her research results brought the birth of the atomic bomb a long time in advance, changed the entire war pattern of World War II, and prevented more innocent people from dying in World War II.
It can be said that her research results are the first level of core secrets of the atomic bomb. The second research result worth writing in history in Wu Jianxiong's life is the experimental verification of the parity non-conservation law proposed by Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao .
At that time, when Wu Jianxiong wrote out this law step by step in a detailed paper, it immediately caused an academic earthquake in the physics community at that time. At that time, countless scientists believed that because of Wu Jianxiong's research, the Nobel Prize in Physics should be awarded to her.
Unfortunately, due to some special reasons, she still missed out on the Nobel Prize . Wu Jianxiong won almost all the honors of physicists in her life, which is enough to prove that she is indeed one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century.
American nationality Chinese heart
The label on Wu Jianxiong, in addition to her genius-like physical talent, also has a temperament that makes the world awe-inspiring - absolute patriotism. When she went to the United States to study, she never forgot that she was Chinese.
In school, she often used the element of cheongsam to tell foreigners that she was Chinese. Even in the laboratory, underneath her white lab coat is a cheongsam that represents China's unique elements.
Before the normalization of relations between China and the United States, she wanted to return to the country again and again. Unfortunately, for a top scientist like her who could influence the destiny of a country, the relevant US departments had dedicated personnel to "protect" her.
Even when she was forced to change her nationality to the United States, it was not voluntary. Her heart was always Chinese. Even in the United States, she used her special influence to serve the country.
After the thawing of Sino-US relations in the 1980s, even though Wu Jianxiong was over 70 years old, she still made contributions to the motherland regardless of her health. She personally guides my country's physics research work and trains new talents.
gives lectures at major universities in my country to guide more young people to engage in physics research. She also donates funds to establish various scholarships to encourage students to study. In short, in the last ten years of her life, still "dedicated her whole life" to the development of the motherland.
Before her death, one of Wu Jianxiong's wishes was to "sleep" on the land of the motherland . It is said that writing "an eternal Chinese" on her tombstone was also one of her last words.
Obviously, this is her way of telling the world that she will always be a patriotic physicist. Mrs. Wu has lived a life worthy of her motherland. Isn’t her outstanding contribution to the atomic bomb a kind of patriotism in disguise?
The atomic bomb finally woke up the Japanese army from their madness, and successfully prevented more Chinese from being killed by the Japanese army. This is the greatest scientist of the 20th century who deserves to be remembered for his entire life by future generations.
