Qian Xuesen, a famous Scientist in China, the founder of China's manned space industry, an aerodynamic expert, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, won the Medal of Merit for Two Bombs and One Star, and is known as the father of China's missiles, the father of China's aerospace and the king of rockets. Qian Xuesen returned to China from the United States, pushing forward the time of China's missile and atomic bomb launches by at least 20 years.
The road to the advancement of the great scientist is a smooth road
When Qian Xuesen chose to give up the rich life of the United States to return to China that year, the US Vice Admiral once commented on him: "One Qian Xuesen is worth the strength of 5 divisions." In order to prevent Qian Xuesen from returning to China, they carried out a series of operations.
Born in Shanghai in December 1911, this person, who made the U.S. military both respected and wary, entered the Department of Aeronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1935, received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology a year later, and later transferred to the Department of Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology for study, and soon became one of the most valued and proud students of the great scientist von Carmen, receiving a doctorate in aeronautics and mathematics.
From 1938 to 1955, Qian Xuesen engaged in research in the fields of aerodynamics, solid mechanics, rockets and missiles in the United States, and became a world-renowned aerodynamicist.
During his work in the United States, Qian Xuesen has participated in the military industry projects of the US military many times, and has been recognized and praised by many senior officials of the US military. For example, U.S. Army Aviation Commander Arnold and U.S. Army Munitions Administration Director General Kimpole have signed special commendation orders to recognize Qian Xuesen's contributions.
The road back home of the great scientists is full of thorns
In 1949, when the news of the founding of New China reached the United States, Qian Xuesen was very excited, so he discussed with his wife Jiang Ying to return to China at an early date and contribute to the construction of New China.
However, at this time, the US political circles pursued the Chinese, and the US military department suddenly revoked the certificate of participation in the classified research. Qian Xuesen was very angry, so he used this as a reason to ask to return to China.
In 1950, when Qian Xuesen was preparing to return to China with his family, he was stopped by American officials and sent to prison. Since then, precious freedom has been lost for 5 years.
The U.S. government's persecution of Qian Xuesen began with the immigration department raiding his home and detaining him on Themina Island for two weeks, until caltech released him after sending him a huge bail of $15,000. This was followed by the confiscation of his luggage by U.S. Customs, which included 800 kilograms of books and a large number of notebooks. Although U.S. prosecutors later reviewed all his materials again and proved him innocent, the United States did not let him return home.
After many efforts, he finally returned to his motherland
The news of qian Xuesen's unfair treatment in the United States has spread to China, and our country is very concerned about Qian Xuesen's situation, and colleagues who condemn the US behavior have begun to mediate between various parties and strive to rescue Qian Xuesen at an early date.
First of all, at the Geneva Conference in 1954, with the sincere conditions of releasing the four american pilots in custody, they hoped to exchange Qian Xuesen and other Chinese personnel detained by the United States for the United States, but the United States ruthlessly refused. Finally, in 1955, after diplomatic negotiations between Premier Zhou Enlai and the United States, in exchange for the release of 11 American pilots captured in the Korean War, Xuesen was rescued from the United States.
The United States thought that after 5 years of detention, Qian Xuesen's knowledge and technology were no longer appropriate, so they agreed to the transaction, but what they did not expect was that Qian Xuesen returned to China, laying a solid foundation for the development of China's two bombs and one satellite, and promoting the development of China's aerospace industry.
On September 17, 1955, Qian Xuesen finally got rid of the control of the US imperialists, took his wife and a pair of children, and embarked on the "President Cleveland" ship, starting the journey back to China. On October 8, 1955, Qian Xuesen's family finally returned to their motherland after a 20-year absence and returned to their hometown.
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