Those who understand physics clearly know how great Einstein is, and scholars who pursue knowledge know how rare Nobel Prize is. Anyone who wants to study physics deeply does not want their name to appear at the same time as these two, but few people can do it.
but Yang Zhenning did it. As the first Nobel Prize winner in China, some people commented that it was Yang Zhenning, saying that he was the most important physics master after Einstein.
This statement is true. Yang Zhenning's achievements in physics have indeed made many people admire him very much, but in Yang Zhenning's heart, what he is most proud of is not various scientific and technological achievements, but psychologically helping the Chinese people overcome the inherent idea that inferiority is inferior to others.
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No achievements suddenly appear like thunder. Before they succeed, they are working hard step by step.
Although Yang Zhenning had so many praises later, he earned it for decades, but he might have had more talent than others.
Yang Zhenning, born in 1922, was not born in a good era, and the development of education was not good at that time. Coupled with the turbulent situation, Yang Zhenning was not in a stable life when he was young.
But Yang's mother is an independent and visionary woman. When Yang Zhenning was young, Yang's mother put Yang Zhenning's schoolwork first.
When he was young, Yang Zhenning had his mother teach his studies personally. It can be said that Yang's mother was Yang Zhenning's best enlightenment teacher. Later, when he reached school age, Yang Zhenning was sent to school. At the same time, his mother was still urging him at home.
Yang Zhenning, who has a good foundation, is not surprisingly good at . From elementary school to middle school, Yang Zhenning has always been the best among students. After graduating from middle school, he got his wish and got the entrance to the famous Southwest Associated University as he wished.
The former National Southwest Associated University has many faces that we are very familiar with, such as Lin Huiyin , Liang Sicheng , Shen Congwen , Qian Zhongshu , etc., which one is not a famous figure, but a pillar of the motherland.
And Yang Zhenning's classmates even include Li Zhengdao , Zhu Guangya , Deng Jiaxian and others. In such a positive and strong academic atmosphere, coupled with Yang Zhenning's own efforts, it is inevitable to achieve something.
After finishing his undergraduate degree at Southwest Associated University, when facing the question of whether to study or continue to study in society, Yang Zhenning chose the physics , which he prefers more. He stayed at Southwest Associated University to study for physics graduate students.
But when I wanted to go further, Yang Zhenning did not choose to stay in China, but went to the United States to study for a doctorate, and also entered Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies for for research.
At that time, the United States was indeed one step ahead of China in physics. Yang Zhenning's choice is also a relatively wise in terms of research and knowledge.
Facts proved that his choice was not wrong, where he found like-minded people, had common pursuits in knowledge, studied together, and later successfully won the Nobel Prize.
is in the United States and care about the motherland
Although Yang Zhenning won the Nobel Prize in Physics , because the three words " Nobel " are extremely important, many people who don't understand physics know about Yang Zhenning.
But when someone learned that Yang Zhenning was about to become a US citizen, he expressed his disapproval of his move and did not agree with him. Although the United States provided him with convenient scientific research conditions, China is the place where he truly made him become a talent, saying that he deviated from his motherland and abandoned his hometown.
In fact, whether a person is patriotic or not has no direct connection with nationality. It is true that Yang Zhenning is an American citizen, but in his heart he has always believed that he is Chinese and has always been proud of it.
When he won the Nobel Prize, his speech clearly stated that he was proud of being a Chinese. You know, China-US relations were not very harmonious at that time. Yang Zhenning's move may have accidentally ruined his future, but he still did this, which is where he cares about the motherland.
is committed to the development of scientific research and talent in the motherland.
and Yang Zhenning also used his convenient conditions in the United States to establish the All-American Chinese Association, which not only found a home for those who are ambitious in the United States, but also promoted the development of Sino-US relations. He was also the first to return to China as a Chinese American.
After , China and the United States established diplomatic relations , Yang Zhenning returned to the motherland many times. On the one hand, he served as a professor at the Hong Kong University , and on the other hand, he participated in China's scientific research. Even if he only participated in the seminar, it was a way to participate.
For a talented person like Yang Zhenning, we naturally hope that he can use it for us. So, later, not only the University of Hong Kong, but also Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiaotong University also successively extended olive branches to Yang Zhenning.
Yang Zhenning expressed his honor for this, and while serving, he also donated a large number of manuscripts and articles.
even donated the Nobel Medal he won. It is a precious scientific research material and an incentive for current students.
Until 2003, Yang Zhenning, who was in his old age, chose to return to his motherland to settle down, which would be more conducive to his teaching in China and to participate in domestic scientific research.
After Yang Zhenning returned to China, a reporter asked him in an interview, what is your greatest contribution in this life? In fact, this question has different answers in the minds of different people.
Tsinghua President said that it was Yang Zhenning who led the development of Tsinghua physics, while Yang Zhenning's students said that he was a good professor who educated countless people, and returned students said that Yang Zhenning was a promoter of Sino-US friendship.
Even though Yang Zhenning’s great contributions are many, they are not the answer given by Yang Zhenning. He himself said that his greatest contribution was to help the Chinese people overcome their mentality that was inferior to others.
Yes, there were countless people who thought that our development in the field of science and technology was not as good as Western countries , so we are destined to not be more successful than Westerners.
But Yang Zhenning chose to give up the treatment of Western countries, resolutely returned to the motherland, and used his own excellence to infect countless students who love scientific research.
gives them the opportunity to shine on the road of scientific research and gives them the motivation to do it themselves, and even the Nobel Prize is there. This is Yang Zhenning's most proud contribution.
Conclusion
Nowadays, this old man who has spent half a century at the forefront of theoretical physics is over 100 years old. He may not have achieved higher achievements in scientific research, but the talents he cultivated will replace him to continue to deepen his academic field and become a pillar of the motherland.
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