"I love the ocean, and I love you too!" If scientists become romantic, you will have nothing to do with them

From "One Desk, Two Academicians"

Yuan Longping, Lin Huabao

To "May we live long and share the same path"

Deng Jiaxian, Yang Zhenning

Then to "One couple, two legends"

Guo Yonghuai and Li Pei

Remarkable Chinese scientists

Meet each other over the years

Appreciate each other

Let’s look at these together

The unknown divine friendship among scientists!

[Yang Zhenning and Deng Jiaxian were childhood friends]

This is 1971

Deng Jiaxian wrote to Yang Zhenning:

Zhenning:

Your teachers and classmates are very happy to see you when you return to your motherland. I am also very happy to see you when I come to Beijing from other places. After you leave Beijing, I will also return to my job.

Regarding what you want to inquire about, I have already learned from the organization that Han Chun has indeed not participated in any activities related to the manufacture of nuclear weapons in our country. I am writing this letter specifically to tell you.

You are able to meet the Prime Minister when you come back this time. The Prime Minister, who is so old, can take such a long time out of his busy schedule to have a cordial conversation with you and ask you about your situation in all aspects with concern. This has been a great education for all of us present here. I hope you can often think of this cordial reception.

You can see the revolution and construction of the motherland in all aspects when you come back this time. This is a rare opportunity. I hope you can understand that the liberation of the motherland is hard-won and is the result of the blood and sacrifice of countless martyrs. Chairman Mao said: "Thousands of martyrs have heroically sacrificed their lives in front of us for the benefit of the people. Let us hold high their banners and march forward in their blood!" You should be clear about the meaning of life. I think the meaning of life should be in accordance with what Chairman Mao said. My world view has not changed very well. Many selfish thoughts pop up at any time. For example, at work, I am complacent when things go well, and I am discouraged when things don't go well. I am afraid of taking responsibility, etc. But I would like to quote Chairman Mao's words to encourage Zhenning. I hope you can often think of our motherland when you are abroad.

Although I didn't see you for long in Beijing this time, I always feel uneasy every night after I come back. The scenes of our childhood together and the different periods always come to my mind. After seeing you off this time, I naturally feel a little reluctant to leave. After meeting you several times, I always feel like something is missing. When I think about it carefully, I always feel that "friends travel thousands of miles with worry in my heart". Therefore, I always hope that "I hope we can live long and walk together thousands of miles".

It's late, I won't talk any more. I'd like to say hello to your parents. I wish you good health. I wish you a safe journey.

Jiaxian

8.13/71

A long letter filled with simple affection

With a strong friendship

It was also in Yang Zhenning's heart at that time

Caused a huge wave

Yang Zhenning and Deng Jiaxian were childhood friends

Studying in the United States

But one stayed in the United States

One returned to China

On a completely different path in life

A man who devoted himself to building a nuclear shield for the country

A world leader in physics

Achieved great success

In September 2021, Yang Zhenning will be 100 years old.

Lunar birthday party

A reply to Deng Jiaxian spanning half a century

Touched many netizens

He, who is already 100 years old, said affectionately:

"Jiaxian, I understand what you mean by 'common path'

I can tell you confidently

I will be here for fifty years

It is in line with your expectations of "common path"

I believe you will be satisfied too.

goodbye!"

1971

When Yang Zhenning returned to China to visit his relatives

Met Deng Jiaxian

During this visit

Yang Zhenning asked Deng Jiaxian

China develops atomic bomb

Were American experts involved?

After Deng Jiaxian consulted his superiors

Write to him and explain

China's atomic bomb was independently developed

American experts did not participate

When Yang Zhenning received the letter, he was at a banquet.

See this answer

He was so excited that he cried on the spot...

This letter greatly inspired Yang Zhenning

It is also for his future in the United States.

Various works that benefit the motherland

Provides motivation

This is the beginning of this article

The long letter written by Deng Jiaxian

At the end of the letter

Deng Jiaxian rewrote Su Shi's famous Mid-Autumn Festival poem

I hope to meet Yang Zhenning

"May we live long and share a common journey"

The romance and affection of scientists

On paper

In his 100th birthday speech, Yang Zhenning said:

“Deng Jiaxian was my mentor in middle school and university.

Close friends in the United States

I think his relationship with me

More than just an academic relationship

It’s more than a brotherly relationship.”

The meaning of "common path"

He didn't understand at first, but finally understood

Although he and Deng Jiaxian made different life choices

But in terms of feelings for the motherland

In fact, we have always been in the same profession

So it was then, so it is now

One who works diligently in the country and serves as the "cornerstone"

A person who cares about people abroad and builds "bridges"

Deng Jiaxian and Yang Zhenning

Choosing a "different path"

Finally, they "returned together"

[Two academicians at one desk! ]

On the second floor of the History Museum of Wuhan No. 4 Middle School

There is a restored classroom

The desks in the third row of the classroom are particularly special.

Two academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering once sat here.

One is Yuan Longping, the famous father of hybrid rice

His deskmate is Lin Huabao, also a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

He is also a famous space technology expert in my country.

This desk is designed according to Yuan Longping's

A replica of the desk I used when I was studying at No. 4 Middle School

This left behind the story of "two academicians at one desk"

Visit Wuhan No.4 Middle School

Historical buildings and modern architecture complement each other

The school history museum is the original bell tower

Statues of Academicians Yuan Longping and Lin Huabao

Standing next to the bell tower

Extra eye-catching

April 21, 2009

Yuan Longping was invited back to Wuhan No. 4 Middle School

Participate in the "Face-to-face with Famous Alumni" event

Walking into the classroom where I used to take classes

Sit on the left in the third row of the second group

Academician Yuan said emotionally

“I was sitting here

My deskmate is Lin Huabao

He is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering."

In front of nearly a thousand teachers and students

Academician Yuan "revealed" that his math grades in high school were not very good

I don't understand why "two negatives equal a positive"

My deskmate Lin Huabao is very good at math.

The most interesting thing is

Lin Huabao is a math genius but can't swim

Yuan Longping is not good at mathematics but is a good swimmer

So the two reached an agreement

Being each other's "teachers"

“I can’t afford it

I taught him how to swim.

He didn’t teach me math well.”

Telling about this unforgettable friendship

Yuan Lao's humorous talk drew laughter

Two legends of one desk

Behind the scenes is the same passion for their profession

The constant pursuit of scientific progress in China

[“I love the ocean, and I love you, too”]

“Our college has arranged an office for her.

She doesn't want

She came over and occupied my conference room."

Renowned marine geologist

Wang Pinxian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

The "She" in the Mouth

It was his wife Sun Xiangjun

A paleontologist

She gave up what the college gave her

A separate office

Choose a meeting room in Wang Pinxian's office

"Take it for yourself"

The two elderly people are together day and night, and they are in love with each other.

Just like 60 years ago

When they were studying abroad at Moscow University

He was the class monitor.

She is the party branch secretary.

After returning home to get married

They work for their own business

Lived in Beijing and Shanghai for more than 30 years

Until Sun Xiangjun retired in 2000

We are able to come to Shanghai to reunite and stay together

Wang Pinxian's pursuit and passion for science

Sun Xiangjun deeply understands

For this understanding

She came to Shanghai from Beijing as soon as she retired

Explore the mysteries of ocean and earth science with him

He was hired as a part-time professor at Tongji University

They have co-published many high-quality papers

Let’s work together to reach the peak of science

Every New Year's Eve

Sun Xiangjun's happiest thing

It was her husband who watched the Spring Festival Gala with her

“365 days a year

He works 364 nights a day.

Only this one night

Willing to spend time with me watching TV

How can I not be happy! ”

Sun Xiangjun said

Until today

Wang Pinxian is still like a diligent and hardworking student

Every day, besides work, it's work

Sun Xiangjun still looks like his classmate

Accompany him to work and listen to his ideas every day

She made her suggestion

And stipulated that he could only work until 10:30 every night

Must go home

Wang Pinxian and his wife Sun Xiangjun

From acquaintance to companionship

From black hair to white hair

The two cherish the time they spend together day and night.

"I love the ocean and I love you"

The romance of 85-year-old Academician Wang Pinxian is touching

September 15, 2021

Wang Pinxian and his wife donated their savings over the years

RMB 2 million

Establishment of the "Tongji University Marine Scholarship"

Promote multidisciplinary cross-training of marine talents

He made only one request.

“Not named after us personally”

Netizens praised the "great teacher" for his passion for educating people

Moved by the noble demeanor

Academician Wang Pinxian and Professor Sun Xiangjun

He has always lived a simple and frugal life.

But in terms of donating money to educate people and giving back to the country

They are generous

This is no longer Wang Pinxian and his wife

First time donating

1998

When Wang Pinxian won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Progress Award

All the prize money will be donated to establish

Marine Geology Scholarship

Cultivated a group of excellent

Marine research talent

Talk about why you donate

Sun Xiangjun said

“When I was in college

The country has nurtured us

We have always wanted to make more contributions to the country.

I hope that young students will be able to learn

Give them some fuel

Promote students to grow faster

Promoting marine science

The marine industry has achieved greater development

“People live in this world

Not by how much you spend

But according to how many evaluations are given

The rest of my years

I want to leave another footprint.”

Academician Wang Pinxian said

But the road ahead is to seek knowledge sincerely.

Academician Wang Pinxian and Professor Sun Xiangjun

Spirit and personality

Infecting us all the time

[One couple, two legends]

He is full of knowledge

He is one of the founders of China's mechanics industry.

The only martyr

Scientists posthumously awarded the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" Medal of Merit

He is also the only one among the 23 founding fathers who participated in the development of two bombs and one satellite.

(Atomic bombs, missiles and artificial satellites)

Scientists involved in all three fields

Guo Yonghuai

She lost her husband in middle age and her daughter in old age

But she lived a moving life

Respected as the "Mother of Chinese Applied Linguistics"

She is a legend of love and wisdom

Li Pei

The charming Li Pei

With Guo Yonghuai, who is full of knowledge and broad-minded

Met at Southwest Associated University

Cornell University

The two met in the name of love

After marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, Guo Qin

Fate has landed

The wanderer's heart still cares about his hometown

Guo Yonghuai once said

"Poor family, poor country

It can only mean that the son is not doing his job well.

If war breaks out

I must return to my motherland.”

After the founding of New China

Responsibility for caring about the country and the people

Let Guo Yonghuai's innocent heart become more and more passionate

He gave up his professorship at Cornell University

and a good life

Traveling across the ocean with Li Pei and her daughter

Return to the Homeland

After returning home

Guo Yonghuai, at the invitation of Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang

Devoting oneself to the aerospace industry

Whenever Guo Yonghuai went on business trips to the west

Li Pei always remembers to put apples and snacks

He is serving his country at the front

She took good care of him from behind.

The time of love is cruelly short

December 5, 1968

The crash site of a plane at the Capital Airport

Two bodies were found, unrecognizable but hugging each other tightly.

That's Guo Yonghuai and his guards

They had a full briefcase in their arms.

The thermonuclear missile test data files inside are intact.

Guo Yonghuai until the last moment of his life

Still with a strong patriotic heart

Telling loyalty to the motherland

And that cold night

Perhaps this is the coldest day in Li Pei's life.

The sad news of Guo Yonghuai's passing came

His assistant went to visit Li Pei

What I saw was the back of the widow standing in front of the window for a long time

No tears shed until late at night

I heard her sigh that she had been holding back for a long time.

In front of friends and students

Li Pei never shed a tear

Sorrow has become the firmness that stays in my heart

Guo Yonghuai's patriotism

Became Li Pei's motivation for the rest of her life

She and Tsung-Dao Lee founded

China-U.S. Joint Physics Research Project

Help students realize their dream of studying in the United States

Opened the way for contemporary Chinese students to study abroad at their own expense

She created

Graduate English Teaching and Research Section, University of Science and Technology of China

Personally wrote English textbooks for postgraduate students

Known as the "Mother of Chinese Linguistics"

81 years old, with a head full of silver hair

She opened the Zhongguancun Lecture Hall

Invite famous artists at your own expense

To improve the humanistic quality of young scientists

Until 90 years old

She also actively organized Qian Xuesen Education

and the Society for the Study of Scientific Thought

She will be heavy

"Two Bombs and One Satellite" Medal

Donate to University of Science and Technology of China

Donate the 600,000 yuan savings accumulated throughout his life

For love, for science

She always has a responsibility to her motherland.

From the founding of the country to today

China from scratch

From existence to strength

The country is getting stronger step by step

Today's brilliant achievements

These great scientists

Their patriotism

Shining brightly in ordinary years

And their mutual sympathy

It makes each other more determined

How fortunate we are to have made China's scientific undertakings a success

Witness the legend and the mark of the times

Salute to the heroes!

Source: Communist Youth League Central Committee