Mr. Qian Xuesen is known as the "father of China's aerospace", "the father of China's missiles", "the father of China's automation control" and the "king of rockets", us Vice Admiral Dan Kimbull commented: "No matter where you are, Mr. Qian Xuesen is worth five divisions. ”
As we all know, Mr. Qian Xuesen politely refused the preferential treatment given by the United States, and resolutely returned to the motherland to serve the country, so how much does Mr. Qian Xuesen have in the United States? After knowing the detailed numbers, you can't help but be awe-inspiring!
Mr. Qian Xuesen has become a world-renowned aerodynamicist at the age of twenty-eight, in 1943, Mr. Qian Xuesen was an assistant professor at the California Institute of Technology, and two years later as an associate professor; in 1947, Mr. Qian Xuesen became a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, when Mr. Qian Xuesen's monthly salary at two universities was $2,000.
In addition, Mr. Qian Xuesen is responsible for project research in the United States, the annual salary obtained is about 50,000 US dollars, there are research project commissions, each project bonus is 5000 US dollars, it is understood that Mr. Qian Xuesen has an average of 2 projects per month, and Mr. Qian Xuesen also works at the American Institute of Physics, and the monthly amount can get 1600 US dollars.
That is to say, during Mr. Qian Xuesen's tenure in the United States, the income he can obtain is not less than 93,200 US dollars per year (without counting the project bonus), and Mr. Qian Xuesen's annual salary in the United States is 150,000 US dollars (counting the project bonus) as an example, which is equivalent to 7.5 million US dollars today.
In the United States in the 50s, the average family income is about 3000 US dollars per year, the price of the car is more than 1500 US dollars, the house price is about 8400 US dollars, it can be said that Mr. Qian Xuesen does not have to worry about the car, everything that needs money, Mr. Qian Xuesen can solve, not to mention that the value of Mr. Qian Xuesen is not only how much he can get, the most important thing is his ability, which few people can match.
At that time, the Chinese in Western countries, but also often discriminated against, after all, china was relatively backward at that time, Mr. Qian Xuesen as a Chinese, the achievements made by the world has been well-known, no country is willing to ignore the existence of Mr. Qian Xuesen, even if some people's salaries are comparable to Mr. Qian Xuesen, but the influence is far less than Mr. Qian Xuesen.
Therefore, in order to retain Mr. Qian Xuesen as a talent, the United States has always attached importance to Mr. Qian Xuesen's scientific research needs, and all the most advanced research equipment and equipment, as long as Mr. Qian Xuesen proposes, the United States will do its best to meet.
The world-famous great scientist von Carmen, who was also Mr. Qian Xuesen's mentor, never skimped on his praise for Mr. Qian Xuesen, saying: "Our friend Mr. Qian Xuesen was the first-class rocket expert in the leading position in the United States at that time... People say that it seems that I found Mr. Qian Xuesen, but in fact, it was Mr. Qian Xuesen who discovered me. ”
However, when Mr. Qian Xuesen needed talents in the motherland, he did not hesitate to give up everything in the United States and resolutely chose to return to China, so determined that everyone was in awe.