Suzhou is really a treasure of feng shui. It is not only a historic city, but also a place where famous scientists are born. So far, seven Chinese have won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, including Lee Jeong-do and Chu Steven, whose ancestral home is Suzhou. In addition, Wu Jianxiong, who is importantly associated with the Nobel Prize, is also a native of Suzhou.
In 1912, Wu Jianxiong was born in Liuhe Town, Taicang City, Suzhou City. During the Ming Dynasty, Liuhe Town was called Liujiagang, near the yangtze river into the sea, and It was from here that Zheng He set sail for the Western Ocean. Perhaps influenced by this environment, in 1936, Wu Jianxiong, who graduated from the Physics Department of Nanjing Central University, left his hometown. But instead of Nanyang, she went to the University of California, Berkeley, to learn atomic physics from Nobel laureate Lawrence. After obtaining her doctorate, she taught at many universities, and then engaged in nuclear physics research at Columbia University for a long time, so she was known as "China's Marie Curie".
She herself is gentle and elegant, and is a full-fledged bridesmaid. Some people even say that Wu Jianxiong is more beautiful than Lin Huiyin, and she is the "first beauty" of the Republic of China. Indeed, from the pictures we can see her beauty, not lost to Lin Huiyin. Moreover, Wu Jianxiong devoted her life to scientific research, and her life trajectory is almost the same as that of the greatest female scientist, Marie Curie, so she is also known as China's Marie Curie. Wu Jianxiong is a daughter, but she has such a domineering name, which has a great connection with her heroic father.
Wu Jianxiong's father's name was Wu Zhongyi, a native of Taicang, Jiangsu. In the turbulent years of the early last century, banditry was rampant in the Taicang area, and the people were not happy. Wu Zhongyi had studied boxing and kicking for several years, and had also been on the battlefield, and after returning home from the front line, he really did not like the bandits who were flying and stumbling, so he established an armed force and eliminated the local bandit gang. Since then, there have been no bandits in the Taicang area, and as soon as the bad guys heard the name of Wu Zhongyi, they fled into the wilderness. That is, when his father was acting heroically and righteously, Wu Jianxiong was born.
Childhood Wu Jianxiong and father Wu Zhong
Don't look at Wu Zhong's heroic liver and courage, but after Wu Jianxiong was born in 1912, he attached great importance to the education of Wu Jianxiong. He hopes that his daughter will not only be able to learn, but also be as arrogant as he is. Hence the domineering name of ''Wu Jianxiong''. Wu Zhongyi insisted that only by reading could he get ahead, and he also practiced it, demolishing the idols in the village temple and turning them into a girls' school. Since the people in the village were afraid of this matter at first, no one dared to come to school. At this time, Wu Zhongyi, who was fierce and vigorous, took the whole family and persuaded the whole village to come to the temple to study. Later, the school was opened. And Wu Jianxiong also finished primary school here.
Unspeakable emotions towards Hu Shi
Junior high school is in Suzhou's second female middle school, as we said earlier, although Wu Jianxiong's name is very male, and looks gentle and lovely, and Lin Huiyin, there is also more than enough. At that time, Wu Jianxiong's admirers were not in the minority, but Wu Jianxiong did not take them in his eyes at all, because he was single-minded in studying, and because at this time a person quietly entered her heart, this person was the famous Hu Shi.
In addition to studying, Wu Jianxiong often liked to read some magazines, the most famous magazine at that time was "New Youth", and the above Hu Shi's article shined on it. Wu Jianxiong, who has great ambitions, naturally does not take ordinary men in his eyes, but the talented Hu Shi is different. "New Youth" magazine was bought by Wu Jianxiong in an issue that did not land, and she did not want to see Hu Shi's article for others. Fortunately, by chance, she met Hu Shi.
The second daughter had invited Hu Shi to give a speech, and Wu Jianxiong's admiration for Hu Shi was obvious to everyone. Later, the school arranged for her to record Hu Shi's speech. After Hu Shi's speech, Wu Jianxiong admired his talent even more. As Yang Zhenning's wife Weng Fan said: When you admire a person extremely, it is very easy for you to fall in love with him.
After graduating from female high school, Wu Jianxiong entered the Mathematics Department of Central University, and it happened that Hu Shi was also working there, so he often came to Central University to visit Wu Jianxiong. However, Hu Shi's mind is not on Wu Jianxiong, but on another person who is in agreement with Hu Shi - Cao Chengying. Since ancient times, Hu Shi already had a wife at that time, that is, "Tigress" and "Jiang Dongxiu". With a strict wife in the family, Hu Shi could only have contacts with Cao Chengying behind his back. In this way, because Hu Shi used his relationship with Cao Chengying, he became closer and closer to Wu Jianxiong.
Hu Shi and Wu Jianxiong
At that time, there were rumors about Hu Shi and Wu Jianxiong. Wu Jianxiong was afraid that Hu Shi would not be happy, so he openly said that she only admired Hu Shi and had no other non-dividing thoughts. Wu Jianxiong actually underestimated Hu Shi, but Hu Shi, after the great winds and waves, people who have seen the world will not take these gossip to heart at all. In 1962, Hu Shi died suddenly of a heart attack at a cocktail party, and Wu Jianxiong could not cry when he learned of it. At Hu Shi's memorial service, Wu Jianxiong expressed her thoughts that hu shi had not been open for many years, and she did not advocate Hu Shi or express her admiration for Hu Shi, but bluntly said: Hu Shi's feelings are unfortunate, and his life is shackled by Confucian etiquette. It can be seen that Wu Jianxiong's feelings for Hu Shi are sober, and perhaps she is the one who knows Hu Shi best, because she knows both Hu Shi's greatness and Hu Shi's loneliness.
I met true love while studying in the United States
Some people always say that Wu Jianxiong and Hu Shi have an inexplicable relationship, can she really love Hu Shi? Maybe there was, but Hu Shi wasn't the best person for him. When Hu Jianxiong studied in the United States, he met a person who was most suitable for him, his name was Yuan Jiaxiao. It was because of Hu Shi's inspiration that Wu Jianxiong decided to study in the United States after graduating from college. In 1936, at the age of 24, Wu Jianxiong came to the University of California, Berkeley to pursue a doctorate.
Yuan Jiaxiao was originally born in a large family, but in the war, he fell behind in the middle of the road, so he was very poor in life, and did not have the style of a brother, but developed a down-to-earth and simple character. In 1936, he was admitted to the Physics Department of the California Institute of Technology in Berkeley, usa, and became a classmate of Wu Jianxiong, that is, in contact with each other, they left an excellent impression on each other. In 1940, Yuan Jiaqiu received his doctorate. In 1942, Yuan Jialuo and Wu Jianxiong were officially married, although both were outstanding figures in the field of physics, but many people said that Yuan Jiaxiao was inferior to Wu Jianxiong, believing that Wu Jianxiong was "married" to Yuan Jiaxiong. However, few people know that Yuan Jialuo can win Wu Jianxiong's heart, not by learning, but more by caring for Wu Jianxiong meticulously.
After Yuan Jialuo married Wu Jianxiong, the housework was taken care of by Yuan Jiaxiao, and he took care of any dirty work. Even the two children were raised by Yuan Jialuo, and he knew that Wu Jianxiong's lifelong pursuit was science. Therefore, yuan Jiaxiao, in order for Wu Jianxiong to devote himself to the cause of science, completed these things that had nothing to do with science by himself. It is precisely because of Yuan Jiaxiao's silent dedication to Wu Jianxiong that Wu Jianxiong can make progress in his scientific career.
Couple
Silent pay behind the scenes
Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao were able to win the Nobel Prize precisely because Wu Jianxiong gave them great support and help. Later, Wu Jianxiong was also elected president of the American Physical Society, becoming the first female president of the society's history, and was even personally received by US President Ford. Wu Jianxiong's greatness is obvious to all, and her achievements may really be above her husband Yuan Jialuo, but the author does not think that she "married" yuan Jiaxiao, because she can achieve such brilliant achievements, and her husband's silent payment behind her back is of great relevance. Yuan Jialuo sacrificed himself and achieved his wife, which may be the best wish in Yuan Jialuo's heart. Perhaps this is also the reason why Wu Jianxiong, who is more beautiful than Lin Huiyin, can like Yuan Jialuo.