In 1946, a simple wedding was being held at the Oriente Hotel in Paris, France.
The bride He Zehui wears a red cheongsam, two long black hair braids hanging on her chest, full of gentleness and dignity unique to oriental girls.
The groom Qian Sanqiang, wearing a black wool suit, is heroic and tall, and is handsome. The two of them held hands, which can be described as a pair of beautiful people with the appearance of a talented woman.
The newlyweds were in their mentor Jolio. In the blessings of the Curies, they looked at each other affectionately.
Since then, the two have not only handed over their love to each other, but also become a scientific giant who has attracted worldwide attention, especially the bride He Zehui.
Miss He Jia, the "Fifth Hanlin" who did not accept defeat
In 1914, He Zehui was born in the He family in Suzhou.
Since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, her family has produced fifteen jinshi and twenty-nine people, so that the locals say this about the He family: "There is no reason not to open the branch."
He Zehui's grandfather Wang Songwei was Cai Yuanpei's mentor, and his grandmother Wang Xie Dada was a famous educator in modern times.
His father, He Cheng, was not only a follower of Sun Yat-sen's revolution, but also a famous collector of cultural relics, and the famous Shanshui House Garden in Suzhou represented the Master of Nets Garden, which was his private residence.
Born in such a deep family, He Zehui is certainly not an ordinary woman, she also has the firm belief that "who says women are inferior to men", independent and autonomous.
In 1932, after graduating from Zhenhua Girls' High School, He Zehui decided to apply for the Physics Department of Tsinghua University. The father jokingly encouraged his daughter: "If you can't pass the exam, come back and be a maid!" ”
He Zehui did not disappoint his father and was admitted to the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University with excellent results, but he did not expect to be almost rejected.
At that time, under the influence of traditional thinking, the head of the department resolutely said: "I don't want any girls, all of them will be transferred!" ”
Is this not explicitly discriminatory against women? He Zehui raised the heart of "rebellion", you don't let me come, I prefer to come.
So she argued with the head of the department: "In the Tsinghua University admissions brochure, which one states that girls can't study physics?" ”
This question left the head of the department speechless, He Zehui won the first victory in her life, and she and two other girls successfully entered the Physics Department of Tsinghua University.
At that time, universities had more stringent requirements for graduation grades than for admission.
That year, Tsinghua's physics department enrolled 28 students, and only 10 students successfully graduated, one of whom was He Zehui, and her graduation results ranked first, and the second place was Qian Sanqiang, who later became her husband.
In 1936, He Zehui graduated from Tsinghua University, during the Japanese invasion of China, looking at the devastated motherland, she decided to study abroad, hoping to return from her studies to serve the motherland.
Before going abroad, she did her homework and learned that Kriz, the director of the physics department at the Higher Polytechnic University in Berlin, Germany, was a man with a great sense of justice, and he had worked as a consultant at the Nanjing Military Industry Bureau to help Chinese fight against Japan.
So she went straight to Germany to find Klitz and asked to enter his physics department to study ballistics.
But Klitz rejected her without even thinking: "It is impossible, ballistics is a German military technical secret, it is impossible to teach foreign students, let alone you are still a girl." 」 ”
Hearing this, he Zehui was aroused to accept defeat: "Why can't I come here to study when you can go to China?" Moreover, China is now in the midst of Japanese aggression, and if I learn well, I will be able to go back to serve the motherland. ”
Kriz looked at the humble Chinese girl in front of him, and his eyes softened a lot.
He looked at the girl's excellent report card again, pondered for a while, and finally nodded, making an exception to accept He Zehui.
In this way, He Zehui became the only foreign female student in the Department of Physics of the Higher Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
At this time, her classmate Qian Sanqiang also came to Paris, France with the dream of saving the country through science, and entered the Curie Laboratory to study radium.
They are in a foreign land, but they have a common goal, which also lays the foundation for the future love between the two.
The love between He Zehui and Qian Sanqiang
In fact, He Zehui and Qian Sanqiang were classmates when they were in Tsinghua.
Qian Sanqiang, who also came from a family of scholars, is not the most handsome among the boys in his class, but he is erudite, humble, and low-key.
At noon one day, He Zehui, Qian Sanqiang and several other students ate at a table.
Qian Sanqiang nodded his head and greeted him after entering the table, and only then did he move when the students all moved their chopsticks; after he finished eating, he did not rush to leave the table, but greeted the students present again, and then he withdrew.
Since then, Qian Sanqiang has left a deep impression on He Zehui's mind.
He Zehui is not only a college entrance examination winner, but also has a very outstanding appearance. On Qingxiu's rounded face, there was a pair of large watery eyes. Exuding a simple and gentle temperament of Jiangnan women's show, she is called "engineering beauty" by her classmates.
In the face of such a talented and beautiful girl, Qian Sanqiang was moved, and every time he looked at He Zehui, his heart would beat faster and be full of sweetness.
Perhaps it is the introverted characteristic of the science and engineering man, he has never had the courage to confess to He Zehui. When the classmates ridiculed them as "talented women, born a pair", the two would only blush shyly and bow their heads.
Near graduation, seeing that the two were about to go their separate ways, He Zehui couldn't help it, she sat silently opposite Qian Sanqiang and whispered to Qian Sanqiang: "What are your plans after graduation?" ”
"My father asked me to go abroad for further study, but I still haven't thought about it." Qian Sanqiang replied.
"In addition to this, what else?" He Zehui continued to ask questions, and Qian Sanqiang only heard his heart "thumping" at this time, and he didn't say anything for half a day.
The air suddenly quieted down, He Zehui stood up in frustration, took a few steps, looked back at Qian Sanqiang, and left disappointed.
It is said that the bloom of the flower of love is not sooner or later, just right, perhaps the flower of love between He Zehui and Qian Sanqian is still waiting to be released.
After graduating from Tsinghua University, two young people with secret feelings hid this emotion, and for their own pursuits, one went to Germany and the other went to France.
Who knows this separation, they have not been in contact for 7 years.
After the outbreak of World War II, Germany banned all people from communicating with the outside world. He Zehui could not contact his family and was very anxious.
Until 1943, when Germany and France resumed correspondence, He Zehui remembered Qian Sanqiang in France, so he immediately wrote to him and asked him to inquire about his family.5 But wartime Germany demanded that letters should not exceed 25 words, and that letters could not be sealed.
He Zehui could only simply write, "Are you still in Paris, but are you okay?" If possible, please report peace to your family on my behalf. ”
Qian Sanqiang was suddenly ecstatic when he received this letter from He Zehui. But he could only hold back too much of what he wanted to say, and replied briefly: "I'm fine, please rest assured, I will help you bring the letter!" ”
In this way, the two began to exchange frequent letters. Although they had never met, through the transmission of the book by Hongyan, the long-lost feelings between the two of them were increasing day by day, and their hearts were getting closer and closer.
Finally, two years after the correspondence, 32-year-old Qian Sanqiang plucked up the courage to write a marriage proposal: "After a long period of communication, I have made a request for marriage to you, if you can agree, please reply, I will wait for you to return to China together." ”
He Zehui's reply was: "Thank you for your love, I will always be loyal to you, and we will return to China together after we meet." ”
In the spring of 1946, He Zehui could not wait to leave Germany and rushed to the top three of qian in Paris carrying a small box.
When they looked at each other, He Zehui said to Qian Sanqiang with disgust, "I have nothing now, you have to be responsible for me." Qian Sanqiang smiled and said nothing, his face full of happiness.
Soon, the two married in Paris, and the flower of love finally bloomed.
After marriage, He Zehui also successfully entered the Curie Laboratory with two years of nuclear physics research experience in Germany.
In 1947, they jointly discovered the trifurcation of uranium in the Curie Laboratory. This discovery not only shocked the world, but the Western media also honored Qian Sanqiang and his wife as "Chinese Curie couple".
Due to the discrimination against China at that time, they did not award them the Nobel Prize they deserved.
But even so, He Zehui and Qian Sanqiang still became the fragrant feast of the physics world, and all countries offered rich material conditions and issued invitations to them, but they all refused.
In 1948, in order to realize their original dream, they resolutely returned to the motherland with their daughter, who was only 6 months old, despite the civil war, and prepared to serve the motherland with their lifelong studies.
Return to the motherland, not afraid of hardships, and explore the mysteries of science with heart
After He Zehui and Qian Sanqiang returned to the motherland, they enthusiastically participated in the establishment of the Atomic Research Institute of the Beiping Research Institute. Their return has undoubtedly brought hope to China's atomic cause.
However, when preparing for the establishment of the "two bombs and one satellite" research team, He Zehui was not selected for various reasons.
He Zehui did not care, she still silently made great contributions to the research and development of China's hydrogen bomb in her own way.
At that time, China had tested two atomic bombs in less than three years, and the speed was so fast that it created a world miracle.
But few people know that if He Zehui had not studied deeply behind this and solved the key problems, the speed of successful testing would not have been so fast.
She has repeatedly made great achievements in the cause of the country's nuclear bomb, but she has always been low-key and plain as water.
A reporter interviewed He Zehui and asked her how she discovered the phenomenon of the three divisions of uranium, He Zehui did not have any high talk, just casually said: "Discovery is discovery, what is strange about this, as long as you are careful, anyone can find it." ”
It is precisely because she has such a working attitude that she will uncover the mysteries of science again and again.
In the winter of 1969, He Zehui temporarily left the academic post and his daily job was to ring the bell.
This seemingly simple work, He Zehui still maintains the rigor of scientists, and the time of ringing the clock every day is not bad, and the knocking is very accurate.
Qian Sanqiang felt that it was a waste of time to do this here, but He Zehui calmly said: "What is urgent, resign yourself to fate."
No matter what the situation, He Zehui maintains her tenacity and optimism.
In the early morning of one day, He Zehui got up early to prepare to ring the bell. Stepping out of the door, she saw the vast sky, countless stars shining, and she couldn't help but stop and look up at the sky.
At this glance, she saw a bright comet moving in the northeast direction to the east.
This discovery excited her, an astronomy enthusiast, and she decided to observe the bright comet every day. But at this time, she was in the cadre school and did not have any observation equipment.
However, for He Zehui, as long as she wants to explore the scientific mysteries, no matter how difficult the conditions are, the solution is always more than difficult.
She quickly made a tripod herself, found a protractor for teaching, and made a simple observation device. He Zehui tracks and observes comets with her equipment every day.
Through her day-to-day data recordings and positioning of the comet, she found that it was a long-period or unreturned comet.
In the harsh environment, she had no information to check and no professional instruments to use, but she still found the comet from the stars.
It is the simplicity and innocence of this scientist that makes heaven and earth her laboratory.
Looking back on He Zehui's life, she loves her motherland incomparably, in her heart there is nothing more important than her own country, she does not argue, the most said sentence is: "I am not afraid to strike, who is reasonable and unreasonable, I don't care." As long as it is good for the country, I will do it. ”
In 1973, He Zehui entered the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In her later years, she lived in a simple house, wore patched clothes, and squeezed the bus to and from work every day like an ordinary old man. But few people know that as early as the 50s, He Zehui donated her family's private property, the Master of Nets Garden, to the state free of charge.
What is a rich aristocrat is not a power to the world, nor is it rich enough to rival the country, but a spiritual nobility.
He Zehui once summed up his lifelong experience of scientific research and practice with "based on convention and focusing on novelty".
The same is true of her life, where she is ordinary enough to disappear into the crowd at any time, and her innovative spirit is always shining like the stars in the sky.
No matter what kind of adversity she encounters, her spirit will always be richer than material, and this is the aristocratic spirit that is truly admired by future generations.
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Author: Dusty Ai Jing
EDIT: Leftovers
References: Personal Library "The Legend of "Chinese Madame Curie"", Xiamen Satellite TV "Revealed: Sincerely Hidden in the Heart" Chinese Curie "He Zehui"
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