How much salary can Qian Xuesen get in the United States? Hearing this specific figure, it was awe-inspiring
Our country has a very long history, five thousand years long, but what makes us even more proud is the talent of our country. In terms of culture, there are Confucius, Mencius, Li Bai, Du Fu, etc., and there are some people who can stand up when the country is in crisis, and they are more remembered and praised, such as Yu Qian's oath to defend Beijing, Guo Ziyi saved the Tang Dynasty that was on the verge of extinction, and Yue Fei fought against the Jin people, these people can be called great heroes, big people, have immortal merits, and will be recorded in the annals of history forever.
At the time of the founding of New China, the situation at that time was also very complicated, although it was not on the verge of danger, but it was also difficult, the isolation of the United States, and the hostility of the West made the development of New China difficult.
At this time, the new China is waiting to be revived, and a large number of scientific and technological talents continue to contribute to the construction of the motherland, but many of those outstanding talents are in the United States, and the United States is certainly not willing to let these talents return to the country. In addition, in order to retain these scientists, the United States has been given extremely generous treatment, and many people think that they will definitely not come back.
But what everyone did not expect was that a large number of scientists broke through various obstacles or came back to contribute to the development and construction of our country. These people have Qian Xuesen, Hua Luogeng, Deng Jiaxian and others, these people have a very large influence in the world, they were able to return to the country because they gave up a lot of things, but also came back under the various obstacles of the United States.
At that time, Qian Xuesen was already a big man in the industry, and his treatment in the United States was quite good, but when it came to the specific number, many people may not be clear.
It is understood that during the time when Qian Xuesen was at Caltech and MIT, he sent two thousand dollars a month, which may not seem to be much now, right?
In addition, Qian Xuesen also participates in the scientific research of the US military, and the army is the place where there is no shortage of money, and a large part of the scientific research of various countries depends on the army, so the amount of funds invested in the army in each country is the highest.
At that time, Qian Xuesen's annual salary in the US military was fifty thousand US dollars, which was only a guaranteed salary, not counting various commissions. The commission is based on doing projects, Qian Xuesen will have an average of two projects every month, each project has five thousand US dollars, so the monthly achievement is 10,000 US dollars.
At the same time, Qian Xuesen's salary at the Institute of Physics is 1,600 US dollars, so counting the above, Qian Xuesen's annual salary is about 230,000 yuan. Compared with the current more than 200,000 US dollars, it may not be too much, but the equivalent of 1.5 million yuan is also about 1.5 million. At that time, the annual income of ordinary people was only three thousand US dollars.
For Qian Xuesen, money is no longer so important, and more importantly, the United States respects him. At that time, Chinese people would be discriminated against in the United States, but Qian Xuesen was very respected in school, in the military, or in the international community. The United States also provides Qian Xuesen with extremely excellent experimental conditions and equipment, as long as Qian Xuesen's requirements, they will generally be satisfied.
Qian Xuesen was not tempted by such a generous salary and treatment, and insisted on returning to the country, of course, the process was also very difficult. After many rounds of negotiations and negotiations in China, and in exchange for 11 US pilots captured in the Korean War, Qian Xuesen finally returned to the country.
After Qian Xuesen returned to China, he immediately threw himself into the national defense and aerospace construction of New China, and enhanced China's national defense and aerospace construction capabilities. With Qian Xuesen, China's missile and atomic bomb development has been advanced by 20 years.
Reference: "The Mainstay of New China's Construction"