Ding Zhaozhong was born in the United States in 1936 and his ancestral home is Shandong Province. He has long been engaged in high-energy physics experiments, accurately testing quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics and electroweak unified theory, looking for new particles and new physical phenomena, and achieving a series of major achievements. In 1976, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Let's take a look at his story.
Accidentally born in the United States
Ding Zhaozhong was born in the United States, but this was not the intention of his parents, they originally wanted him to be born in China, when they visited the United States, he was born early and returned to China two months later. He moved to Taiwan at the age of 12, where he studied mechanical engineering in 1955 and engineering, mathematics and physics in the United States in 1956. He received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1962.
Don't let go of any of the puzzles
Ding Zhaozhong's parents teach at the university, and under the influence of his family, he studies meticulously, reads and concentrates, encounters difficult problems, searches through books, and must get answers. Once, the physics teacher came up with a problem, it was too difficult, the students waited for the teacher to explain, Ding Zhaozhong ate and thought, walked and thought, an hour, two hours... Finally solved, he listened attentively to the lectures in class, debated with his classmates after class, and especially liked to read books in the library.
Decided to become an experimental physicist
In September 1956, Ding Zhaozhong began a hard study at american universities, breaking through books to understand physical phenomena and explore things outside of textbooks. Three years later, I studied for another two years and received my doctorate. He had wanted to be a theoretical physicist, but the professor told him that experimenters were more useful than theorists. One summer, the professor was working on an experiment, and Ding Zhaozhong was involved. From then on, he decided to become an experimental physicist.
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
The experimental group led by Ding Zhaozhong carried out a series of experimental work, and in 1974, they discovered a longevity hit particle with a mass of about 3 times the mass of protons. Ding Zhaozhong named this particle J particle, physical habits use J to represent the electromagnetic flow, some people think that the J particle is the Ding particle, the meaning is Chinese Ding Zhaozhong found. At the same time, a scientist in the United States also discovered this particle. This discovery propelled the development of particle physics. In 1976, Ding Zhaozhong and American scientists jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Care about the scientific development of the motherland
Ding Zhaozhong is an American citizen, and he knows that his roots are in China. For the development of the motherland, he has worked tirelessly and traveled far and wide, engaged in academic exchanges many times, introduced the development of high-energy physics, and promoted cooperation. Some Chinese scientists have obtained doctorates in Europe and the United States. He is also an honorary professor at the University of Science and Technology of China.