In 1950, Yang Zhenning married his beloved Du Zhili while studying in the United States.
In the subsequent academic career, in addition to his achievements in scientific research, Yang Zhenning raised three children with his wife Du Zhili.
Yang Zhenning's three children grew up in the United States, and after receiving a standard education in the West, they successively established a family in the United States.
The eldest son, Yang Guangnuo, became a computer expert, the second son, Yang Guangyu, became an expert in chemical research, and the youngest daughter, Yang Youli, was a doctor.
Yang Zhenning returned to China in 2003 to settle down, and after his return, how did his three children live in the United States?
(Yang Zhenning)
The best role model for kids
Yang Zhenning's ancestral home is in Hefei, Anhui Province, born in September 1922, the family is well-off, the father is a doctor in the United States.
When Yang Zhenning was 11 years old, he studied at Beijing Chongde Middle School and achieved excellent results in all aspects. The following year, Yang Zhenning looked at a book in the library, and the title was "The Mysterious Universe".
He went home and said to his father: One day in the future, I must get the famous Nobel Prize! The father was happy to hear it, but only as a joke casually told by the child.
When Yang Zhenning was 21 years old, he took the extremely strict Gengzi Indemnity Examination to stay in the United States, and went to high school in one fell swoop, but because of the war, the matter of studying in the United States was hanging in the air.
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression ended in 1945, and Yang Zhenning finally went abroad as he wished. Yang Zhenning, who just arrived in the United States, had a knowledge of physics far exceeding that of other students, which impressed his tutor.
(When Yang Zhenning was young)
Yang Zhenning received his Ph.D. at the age of 26 and went to work at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton the following year.
There, Yang Zhenning sometimes met Einstein, and also met his future wife Du Zhili.
Yang Zhenning and Du Zhili decided to marry in 1945, so they wrote a letter to their parents and then married Du Zhili.
After marriage, Yang Zhenning still put more energy into scientific research.
A year later, at the age of 35, Yang Zhenning won the Nobel Prize along with Li Zhengdao, who was the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize, which was the highest honor at that time and in modern times.
Although Yang Zhenning is in the United States, he has not forgotten his roots, often running for domestic affairs, and behind him, there has always been a person who is silently taking care of his family affairs.
This person was his original wife, Du Zhili.
(Yang Zhenning when he was young)
After Yang Zhenning married his wife Du Zhili, the relationship between the two has always been very good, and Du Zhili has always been
He was able to arrange the family affairs properly, let him concentrate on scientific research, and later had children, and did not let Yang Zhenning worry about it.
After Yang Zhenning and Du Zhili got married, they had a total of three children, the eldest son was named Yang Guangnuo, the second son was named Yang Guangyu, and the younger daughter was named Yang Youli.
Although Yang Zhenning has made high achievements in the world, he still tirelessly does scientific research and is willing to dedicate his life to the cause of scientific research.
This spirit of taking root in a field and cultivating all your life has imperceptibly applied to the children and set the best example for the children's future growth.
And these three children of Yang Zhenning have also become excellent talents when they grow up, and they have perfectly inherited the excellent qualities of their father's love for one line of work and one line, living to learn from the old, and shining in their respective fields!
(Yang Zhenning and the original wife Du Zhili)
Second, Yang Zhenning's favorite youngest daughter Yang Youli
Yang Zhenning and Du Zhili have two sons and a daughter, compared with the two sons, Yang Zhenning and his wife love their younger daughter more.
Yang Zhenning's younger daughter was born in 1961, the daughter's name is Yang Youli, the word "Li" is taken from her mother Du Zhili, which means Zhishu Dali.
Because she is the youngest child in the family and a girl, Yang Youli is loved the most by her parents and brothers, and she is simply the baby of the family.
(Yang Zhenning and his family)
After the birth of Yang Guangnuo and Yang Guangyu, Yang Zhenning and his wife have always wanted a daughter, and the birth of Yang Youli made Yang Zhenning very happy, and the second elder loved this little daughter very much, but did not spoil to the point of laissez-faire, and there was also strict teaching in the pampering.
Du Zhili was a famous daughter with a clear temperament when she was young, so the family hoped that the younger daughter's personality would be more like her mother, gentle and kind, humble and courteous, and after growing up, Yang Youli did inherit her mother's elegance and wisdom.
Yang Youli has been very close to his mother since childhood, his mother likes literature and music, often participates in some related activities, Yang Youli has been educated, over time, but also gradually interested in these.
Her mother, Du Zhili, was an excellent and intelligent woman herself, and under her cultivation, Yang Youli learned to speak more Chinese at a very young age and was very interested in art.
Mr. and Mrs. Yang Zhenning thought that their daughter would embark on the road of art when she grew up, engaged in music or literature, and often discussed how to further cultivate her daughter.
However, when she grew up, Yang Youli became more mature in mind and more accurate in her cognition of herself, and she turned to medicine more yearning.
(Yang Youli in middle)
Yang Youli University chose to study medicine, and after graduation, he stayed in Montana to work and became a life-saving doctor.
Later, in order to help more people, Yang Youli relied on his language skills to leave the hospital he was familiar with and went to some difficult and barren land to engage in medical work, becoming a borderless doctor and saving more lives.
Mr. and Mrs. Yang Zhenning are very pleased that their daughter can maintain a kind heart under favorable family and working conditions, but they are often worried about her safety.
Today, the girl who grew up in the palm of her hand many years ago has also entered the year of flower armor. Although he has retired, Yang Youli will often provide some strength to public welfare medical organizations
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3. Yang Zhenning's eldest son, Yang Guangnuo
Yang Zhenning's eldest son, Yang Guangnuo, was born in 1951, that is, the year after Yang Zhenning got married, after the birth of his first child, Yang Zhenning could not hide the joy of becoming a new father, and immediately wrote to his parents at home.
In the letter, Yang Zhenning invited his father Yang Wuzhi to name his young grandson, so his father took the name Guangnuo.
The meaning of this name is obvious, the old man is hoping that his grandson can shine in the future and win the Nobel Prize in one fell swoop, perhaps the father thought of Yang Zhenning's "joke" when he was a child.
Yang Guangnuo, like Yang Zhenning when he was a child, inherited the powerful genes of the Yang family, smart and diligent, which made Yang Zhenning very pleased, and relatives and friends also praised the wisdom of the eldest son, and there will be a future.
Once, Yang Guangnuo came to the research institute where his father Yang Zhenning worked, met Einstein, who praised him for being cute and smart, and took the initiative to take a photo with him.
(Yang Zhenning and his wife and children)
Yang Zhenning and Mills worked together in 1954 on the famous "gauge field theory", which shocked many of the giants of physics.
The following year, Yang Zhenning co-authored the paper "Questioning the Conservation of Cosmology in Weak Interactions" with Mr. Li Zhengdao, and discovered the law of non-conservation of cosmology that shocked the world.
At a young age, Yang Guangnuo saw that his father had achieved such remarkable achievements, and he secretly made up his mind to study hard.
Later, seeing his father active on the screen, Yang Guangnuo hoped that in the future, he could specialize in a field like his father and be respected!
Yang Guangnuo liked to read books and like novel things when he was a child, Yang Zhenning and his wife agreed that interest is the best teacher, and it is very important to guide children to work hard in the areas of interest that they are good at.
(Yang Guangnuo)
Although Yang Zhenning is busy at work, he will always take some time to accompany Yang Guangnuo to the bookstore after work, Yang Guangnuo likes to read with his father, and often spends a whole day with his father in the bookstore.
Yang Guangnuo was born in the United States since childhood, received an American-style education, he is not afraid of difficulties and failures, very fond of challenging complex problems, and under the aura of his father's Nobel Prize, he is very confident.
Because Yang Guangnuo is the eldest son of the family, the temperament is very consistent with Yang Zhenning, and the whole family and relatives think that Yang Guangnuo will inherit his father's business in the future and embark on the road of physics research.
However, Yang Guangnuo has no interest in boring academic research, and he prefers trendy and fashionable things, such as computer technology.
After graduating from high school, Yang Guangnuo was admitted to the University of Michigan in the United States with his own efforts, and chose to study computer science on his own.
Although Yang Guangnuo did not follow in the footsteps of his father Yang Zhenning, his family was very supportive of his choice and encouraged him to make some achievements in the field of computing!
After entering the university, Yang Guangnuo is more free, he has a lot of time to learn computer courses that he is more interested in, and he looks forward to making great achievements in this emerging industry in the future!
In addition to taking professional classes during college, Yang Guangnuo often participated in various computer competitions, and all of them obtained good results and were recognized by tutors and classmates.
After graduating from university, Yang Guangnuo chose to continue his doctorate in computer network programming, and after graduating with a doctorate, he began to work in the computer industry.
In the era of rapid computer development, Yang Guangnuo spent almost half a lifetime in this computer industry.
Today, Yang Guangnuo is also a rare age, but he still loves his work very much, and even when he reaches retirement age, he is still leading the team to conduct research.
Tiger father has no dog, even if it does not have the world's remarkable achievements like his father, but Yang Guangnuo is also willing to take root in his professional field.
As one of the few quantum computer experts in the United States, he has made very high achievements in the field of computer programming and network technology!
Yang Guangyu, the second son of Yang Zhenning
Mr. Yang Zhenning's second son, Yang Guangyu, was born in 1958, although he is 7 years younger than his brother, but his personality is very stable, patient and meticulous.
The mother often quipped that the second son was like the eldest child in the family, always worried about the affairs of the family, and if the parents traveled far, the second son would take the initiative to take on the housework.
For Yang Guangyu's meticulous and calm, sometimes his brother Yang Guangnuo is ashamed of himself.
(Yang Zhenning's three children)
When he was a child, when children of the same age were still reading comics, Yang Guangyu had a strong interest in boring chemistry.
The father Yang Zhenning and the mother Du Zhili are also very willing to support the child's interests, often buying him some books to encourage him to dabble more.
Because Yang Zhenning believes that each child's talent and preferences are different, it is very important for children to discover their own preferences and focus on developing this preference in the future.
After going to college, Yang Guangyu really chose the chemistry major that he was interested in, and during his time in school, he was influenced by his father and brother, and he studied professional courses very hard.
After graduation, Yang Guangyu, like his brother, chose to continue his studies, and eventually studied for a doctorate in chemistry and made great achievements in the field of chemistry.
Now Yang Guangyu is also an old man with gray hair, and his body has long been much worse than before, but like his father, he did not terminate his chemical research because of his age, but continued to study.
Yang Guangyu often studied his own topics in the laboratory, and patiently taught students, he almost dedicated his life to scientific research and laboratory!
Yang Guangyu was influenced by his father, not only served abroad, achieved good achievements, but also under the encouragement of his father, served as an expert in chemical engineering of the Jilin Academy of Sciences on the mainland, he often exchanged and discussed with chemical experts from domestic universities, hoping to contribute to domestic construction.
Fifth, the children choose to stay in the United States
Yang Zhenning's three children, born and raised in the United States since childhood, have also set up their own families in the United States, and now they are all elderly people with children and grandchildren around their knees.
The elderly Yang Zhenning returned to Tsinghua University in 2003 to teach and settle in China, but none of his children returned with him.
For children to choose to continue to stay in the United States and choose their own field of work, Yang Zhenning believes that everyone is an independent individual, the children have reached adulthood, and he should respect the children's choices.
And his children, for any decision he makes, are also unconditionally supportive.
The following year, the Knowledge Newsletter Review published a lace message about Yang Zhenning, about his marriage to Weng Fan, a 28-year-old young female master.
After the news spread, Yang Zhenning once again bore the insult after a few decades, and people seemed to have long ignored that Yang Zhenning was a scientist and educator, and everyone thought that Yang Zhenning was a "love expert".
In addition to the insults against Yang Zhenning, more people questioned Ms. Weng Fan's "other plans", and almost everyone was not optimistic about this relationship.
However, for this matter, Yang Zhenning's three children do not care about the outside world's comments, their ideas are very consistent: supporting their father's decision is the same as their father's previous support for them.
(Yang Zhenning and Weng Fan)
In addition, Yang Zhenning's eldest son, Yang Guangnuo, is well aware of his father's loneliness and sadness after his mother's death, so he respects his father's decision very much and evaluates Weng Fan as kind.
Yang Zhenning is an internationally renowned physicist, and his best tutoring for children is to lead by example and guide the growth of children with his qualities of dedication to scientific research and indifference to fame and fortune.
Although his children did not achieve the same achievements as him, they also shine in their respective areas of love, which makes him very happy.
summary:
As Mr. Yang Zhenning said, everyone is an independent individual, the three children have long been established, and in their respective posts to work hard, dedicate their lives, they are also the pride of their fathers!
I hope that Mr. Yang lao and his children will continue to play their residual heat in their respective fields in the future!
Resources:
Mr. Yang Zhenning's Physical Achievements, Ge Molin, Chen Shengsheng Institute of Mathematics, Nankai University
Much better than people think: 15 Years of Yang Zhenning and Weng Fan, Character/Celebrity Stories, No. 1, 2019, No. 331
After his return, Mr. Yang Zhenning made five contributions, Zhu Bangfen, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University
Yang Zhenning, on his centenarian birthday, we all owe him an apology, Gu Xiaoge, character
Yang Zhenning's New Memories of southwest United University, column on the history of science