"I'd rather let him die than let him go back to China." This is exactly what the US Vice Admiral once said to Qian Xuesen, a scientist who is well known to the people of china today, and although this remark makes people feel very infuriating, it also shows that Qian Xuesen's knowledge is so high that the Americans are afraid.
In people's impressions, Qian Xuesen, who is known as the "father of China's missile spaceflight," has made self-evident contributions to national construction. So on October 16, 1991, in the Great Hall of the People, Qian Xuesen accepted his honor.
On this day, the State Council and the Central Military Commission jointly awarded Qian Xuesen the honorary title of "National Outstanding Contribution Scientist" and the "First-Class Heroic Model" medal. The ceremony was of unprecedented height, as many leaders came to attend.
However, when Qian Xuesen delivered his acceptance speech, he said that he was not very excited now, because the moment that made Qian Xuesen most excited was not here. It turned out that Qian Xuesen said that he had three moments of excitement in his life, he said:
The first time I was excited was in 1955, when I was allowed to return to China, and I was going to say goodbye to my mentor, who said to me with great emotion: Now I have surpassed me academically. As soon as I heard his words, I was very excited.
The second time I was very excited, when I accepted me as a member of the Communist Party of China in the tenth year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Reading this preface to Shi Laihe's biography for the third time, Lei Feng, Jiao Yulu, Wang Jinxi, Shi Laihe, and Qian Xuesen, as excellent representatives of communist party members who have enjoyed high prestige among the masses over the past forty years, I was simply very excited.
In his acceptance speech on October 16, 1991, Qian Xuesen said that it was these three exciting moments, so he was not very excited at that time. As soon as these words came out, they won warm applause on the spot.
So why do these three moments make this great scientist with a sense of responsibility and national honor so excited? Let's take a look at the three most exciting moments in the life of the great scientist Qian Xuesen.
First, break through all difficulties and finally return to the motherland
In 1935, after graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Qian Xuesen was admitted to the United States at public expense. Since then, Qian Xuesen has begun his own experience of studying aeronautical engineering and aerodynamics in the United States. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Qian Xuesen graduated with honors.
After that, Qian Xuesen went to California for further study. While studying in California, Qian Xuesen was promoted to tenured full professor in 1947 at the age of 36 at a "young age", which was a very incredible achievement at the time.
In the nearly ten years since, Qian Xuesen has worked for him for a long time at the request of the US military. When serving as a technical adviser to the US military, Qian Xuesen's professional skills and knowledge level were growing rapidly.
In 1949, at the first moment of receiving the news of the founding of New China, Qian Xuesen decided to return to the motherland and make contributions to the construction of the motherland. However, just when Qian Xuesen bought a plane ticket to return to China, he encountered unpredictable suffering.
It turned out that after the United States learned of the news that Qian Xuesen was leaving, it framed him under house arrest. The United States forcibly detained Qian Xuesen for up to five years on trumped-up charges, during which time it persecuted him in various ways.
This is mainly because the United States believes that Qian Xuesen has mastered a large number of military secrets in the years he has been an adviser to the US military. The US military did not want Qian Xuesen to take this information and the latest technology he himself learned to contribute to the construction of the new China at that time.
From 1950 to 1955, during the five years of Qian Xuesen's imprisonment, the Chinese government and researchers across the country also kept planning for Qian Xuesen's return to China. Finally, with the joint efforts of many people, the United States agreed to Tang Qian Xuesen's return to China.
In 1955, Qian Xuesen, who had been imprisoned for five years, was allowed to return to China, and he went to say goodbye to his mentor, Professor Carmen, who said to Qian Xuesen: You have surpassed me academically. Qian Xuesen said that when he heard Professor Carmen's words, he was very excited.
Professor Carmen's words are the greatest affirmation of Qian Xuesen's ability. Because this sentence shows that Qian Xuesen has surpassed the authoritative experts in the world at that time, and also proves that Chinese are not dumber than foreigners, Qian Xuesen is very excited.
After returning to China, Qian Xuesen quickly threw himself into the construction of China's aviation industry. A series of plans and technical designs have been carried out in an orderly manner under his guidance, and with the joint efforts of many researchers, they have been completed in accordance with the goals.
Second, join the party without regret, dedicate themselves
"Science knows no borders, but scientists have their own homeland." As a scientist in the United States for nearly 20 years, Qian Xuesen has never forgotten his firm belief in building the motherland and contributing to the motherland.
In fact, when Qian Xuesen was still studying in Shanghai, he participated in some peripheral activities of the Chinese Communist Party, which was also the stage of his formation of the concept of the Communist Party, and also made him want to understand the Chinese Communist Party.
The experience of this period left an initial concept of the Chinese Communist Party in Qian Xuesen's mind, which is one of the reasons why after returning to China in 1955, Qian Xuesen would have a strong desire to join the Party after constantly contacting Chinese Communist Party members and organizations.
According to records, Qian Xuesen made a request to join the party in 1958. Subsequently, he submitted many materials to the organization to join the party. Among these written materials, Qian Xuesen conducted a profound analysis and reflection on his own ideological activities.
Because Qian Xuesen's inspection report was very profound, he successfully passed the inspection of the organization and was affirmed by the vast number of Chinese Communist Party members and the masses at the branch meeting. Of course, everyone also put forward their own relevant opinions on Qian Xuesen at the meeting.
After that, after many considerations, the organization decided to include Qian Xuesen in the ranks of party member development. In 1959, after a series of developments and studies, Qian Xuesen finally became a member of the Communist Party of China.
Qian Xuesen said that after learning the news, his mood was very excited. Because for Qian Xuesen, becoming a member of the Chinese Communist Party is his long-cherished wish. Now that I have fulfilled my wishes, how can I not be excited in my heart?
Third, selfless dedication, for the country and the people
As the main founder of China's national defense science and technology undertakings, Qian Xuesen's contributions in national defense and aerospace are obvious to all. Although Qian Xuesen has made outstanding contributions to China's aerospace and other fields, he himself does not care about these many honors.
Because for Qian Xuesen, the strength and progress of the country is what he wants in his heart. Serving the people is his greatest pursuit in life. As long as you can do this, it is enough, honor is only an external thing.
This is also why at the award ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People, Qian Xuesen said that his most excited moment was when he knew that he had been rated as an excellent representative of the Communist Party members who enjoyed high prestige among the masses in the 40 years since the founding of the People.
Qian Xuesen firmly believed that when the Organization Department designated himself as an excellent representative of the Communist Party, he was already one of the most advanced activists among the working people, and this moment of affirmation of the results of his efforts made him extremely excited.
Qian Xuesenzhi was rated as an excellent representative of the Communist Party members, not only because of his outstanding contributions to the construction of the motherland, his noble character and attitude of serving the people, but also because of the main reasons, so he said that this was the most exciting moment.
In fact, in addition to contributing to the motherland in science and technology, Qian Xuesen has also contributed his own modest efforts in other places. Because after he was rated as a first-class professor, he donated his salary and writing fees other than those needed for his life.
During the most difficult period of the national economy, Qian Xuesen gave all his money outside of his life to the state. He wants to rely on his own meager efforts to contribute to the country's economic difficulties.
As a scientist with very outstanding achievements in his professional field, Qian Xuesen's daily writing fees are actually very considerable. Around 1962, he received several thousand yuan in fees for his published works.
Such a fee was undoubtedly a large amount of money at the time, but this did not make Qian Xuesen shake his firm belief in his heart. After receiving this fee, he did not hesitate to directly hand it over as a party fee.
It is worth mentioning that there is more than one such case. In 1994, Qian Xuesen received a prize of HK$1 million. But Qian Xuesen did not ask for this huge bonus, because he entrusted his secretary to invest the money in a fund to promote the development of the western region.
In fact, indifferent fame and fortune has always been Qian Xuesen's lifelong pursuit. At the same time, he not only does not care about things outside the body such as money, but also does not care about the honors that his ability brings. He used his life to interpret his pursuits.
What Qian Xuesen often said was that he was just an ordinary scientific and technological personnel, not a so-called official, so those so-called treatment and pomp and circumstance, he did not want it. His high wind and bright festival are really admirable.
Moreover, Qian Xuesen's noble quality of not valuing fame and fortune can actually be seen from his decision to return to the motherland at the first time. After all, under the social environment at that time, the development prospects of the United States were obviously better than those of China.
But even so, Qian Xuesen still chose to return to China at the first time. Even after being cruelly treated by the United States, he still did not change his original intention, and after returning to China, Qian Xuesen also did his best to contribute to the development of the country.
epilogue
Every action of Qian Xuesen is showing the motherland and the people the expectations of the father of China's aerospace for China's development. It is precisely because of the contribution and efforts of such a great figure as Qian Xuesen that China has developed into such a brilliant existence as it is today.
The stories of these great people not only let us see their great contributions, but also let us see the grandeur of their hearts that really shine brightly. Their stories will forever go down in history.