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Whether it is his contribution to the motherland or his character of rigorous adherence to science, Qian Sanqiang is undoubtedly an excellent scientist worthy of the admiration and memory of the whole Chinese people.
But such an excellent scientist, everyone may think that he must be like Qian Xuesen, behind every successful scientist there is a family member who silently supports him.
Indeed, Qian Sanqiang's wife He Zehui not only gave Qian Sanqiang a lot of support in life, but she was also a very outstanding nuclear physicist, and she was almost able to fight side by side with Qian Sanqiang in terms of serving the country.
He Zehui is not only talented, affectionately called "China's Marie Curie" by everyone, but also a standard beauty in appearance, which can be described as both talent and appearance, and the love story of the two fighting side by side has aroused everyone's envy, so how "beautiful" is Qian Sanqiang's wife He Zehui? After reading these old photos, we will know.
He Zehui was born in a prominent family in Jiangsu - "Liangdu He", this family has been talented since ancient times, in the imperial examinations of all dynasties, are "dominant" general existence, He Zehui's father went to Japan to study in the early years, and learned advanced ideas.
He even got acquainted with Mr. Sun Yat-sen and participated in the Xinhai Revolution, but after the revolution, his father saw the darkness of the political situation and felt helpless, so he decided to return to the field and return home to educate the eight children in the family to go to school well, looking forward to the children learning to serve the motherland again.
In the photo, the little girl sitting on the steps with braids is the young He Zehui, I saw her wearing a lady's skirt, two quiet pigtails, and foreign leather shoes, which was very girlish and playful, and it seemed to show some literary and artistic temperament at that time.
In addition to the influence of his family, the inspiration of He Zehui's learning path is inseparable from the help of his grandmother.
In her early childhood, He Zehui's grandmother Xie Dada founded Zhenhua Girls' School, which is the earliest girls' school in China, and the meaning of its name is that even women can make certain contributions to the motherland, which can also be seen that He Zehui has received a very advanced ideological influence since childhood.
In Zhenhua Girls' School, He Zehui's mother, as the principal, had the experience of studying in the United States when she was young, and believed that women's education should not only be some literary things, but also pragmatic, so she attached great importance to the teaching of science and English, especially mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Even the original foreign textbooks are used in the school, just to better lay the foundation of science and English.
Under the influence of his mother and grandmother, He Zehui also showed an interest in mathematics, physics and chemistry as she grew up, and also absorbed the school's advanced women's concept, believing that women can not be inferior to men in serving the country with knowledge.
Looking at He Zehui in the photo, the twist braids remain unchanged as always, but compared with when she was a child, she has become a slim girl, and she has more ability and perseverance in her eyes.
Through hard work, He Zehui was admitted to the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University, and studied with Ye Qisun, a famous teacher of the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University.
But there was still a serious gender bias in the society at that time, Ye Qisun wanted to dissuade He Zehui at first, thinking that the physics department was too busy to study, and it was difficult for girls to adapt, but He Zehui argued with reason, insisting that he had a talent for learning physics and that he would definitely not be inferior to men.
In the end, after He Zehui successfully came to the physics department, the pressure did not decrease, and in order to prove that her ability was no worse than that of male students, she had to devote herself to her studies day and night.
In the end, He Zehui successfully graduated with a good score tied for the first place with Qian Sanqiang, breaking a certain gender bias.
Although Qian Sanqiang and He Zehui were college classmates for four years at that time, the two who were addicted to learning at that time were still only pure classmates, and even the two competed like "competitors".
The graduation photos of the two people in front of me, one on the right 2 in the first row and the other on the left 1 in the second row, seem to have no intersection.
After graduation, Qian Sanqiang worked in the Institute of Physics in China, and He Zehui was slow to find a job because of her gender, so she decided to go to Germany and chose experimental ballistics to study for a doctorate.
Seeing this, the lives of the two have not yet intersected, just a talented man and a talented woman, radiating light and heat in their respective fields, but just when the two of them finished their studies and were about to go home, it happened that World War II suddenly broke out, and under the war, neither of them could return to China, so they had to continue their research work.
Later in the war, France and Germany were allowed to communicate with each other, and it was on this occasion that the two men were connected.
He Zehui had lost contact with her family for many years due to the war, and she decided to write a letter to Qian Sanqiang, an old classmate at Tsinghua University, to ask for help to see if she could help her get in touch with her family.
In the frequent correspondence, the two became more and more familiar, and gradually developed feelings that surpassed those of their classmates.
After two years of continuous correspondence, the war finally came to an end, and Qian Sanqiang wrote to He Zehui this time and directly wrote his marriage proposal, as long as He Zehui agreed, the two returned to China together to get married.
Such a "rough letter" with a male representative of science can just make He Zehui understand, and He Zehui also expressed his willingness to return to China together after meeting, and the pair of science students made a simple and rude private decision for life.
After the next year, He Zehui left Germany and came to Paris, France to marry Qian Sanqiang.
I saw that the marriage certificate of the two was so sweet, He Zehui wore his representative braid, smiling, and Qian Sanqiang was wearing a very formal suit, with a smile, and their heads couldn't help but get very close, showing the sweetness of the newlywed.
The love between the two is not only sweet on the surface, but the two who work hard together for the experiment are the pinnacle of "intellectual love".
He Zehui, who came to France to pursue love, did not give up her studies to become a housewife, but soaked in the laboratory with Qian Sanqiang to do nuclear fission experiments, and her achievements were even called "China's Marie Curie" by foreign media.
In the old photos in front of me, I saw the two of them in the laboratory, Qian Sanqiang was sitting to demonstrate the experiment to He Zehui, and He Zehui was standing aside and listening patiently, and the two worked together for the same goal.
Although He Zehui is obsessed with scientific experiments, she has not become haggard because of it, and she still wears two small pigtails after getting married, looking very lively and cute.
Although the two have made great achievements in France, they have never forgotten their original intention of going out to study to serve the motherland.
In 1948, the two of them had decided to return to China, and the French professor wanted to persuade them to stay, but in the end they were moved by their patriotism, and even let them take away a lot of important materials and radioactive sources.
But it seems that talented people are "loved" everywhere, Qian Sanqiang was detained by the Kuomintang Customs as soon as he arrived in Suzhou with his wife and daughter, and asked Qian Sanqiang and his wife to serve him excessively, but Qian Sanqiang's stubborn character naturally would not agree, and finally arrived in Beiping with the help of his teacher.
Qian Sanqiang and his wife in front of them smiled so brightly, He Zehui gave birth to a child and soaked in the laboratory for a long time, but the smile is still so bright and there is light in his eyes, the couple seems to be happy and proud to finally arrive in the motherland and be able to contribute to the development of the country.
With the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ambitions of the top students were once again given a chance to be realized, and together they were invited to join other scientists in starting the country's atomic energy business.
Even though the country was poor and white at the beginning, and could not provide them with relatively advanced experimental equipment, they were still not overwhelmed by the difficulties, and they only solved the oncoming problems one by one.
In addition to experiments, the two of them lived a very simple life, often riding bicycles through the streets and alleys of Beijing, and the state did not provide experimental equipment, so they went to the second-hand market to find hardware objects and make them themselves.
He Zehui finally drew the instrument diagram with his memories abroad, and Qian Sanqiang made relevant equipment based on He Zehui's drawings.
The two people in the photo in front of them are also very simple, He Zehui still has a hairstyle that has not changed for many years, Qian Sanqiang's hairstyle is always meticulously combed, and the relationship between the husband and wife seems to be very harmonious, in every photo, the two of them can't help but get closer to each other, and their body language reveals sweetness.
In the face of the motherland's atomic energy cause, He Zehui not only conscientiously contributed her own strength in the laboratory, but also did not hesitate to sell her old house when the country needed funds, just to provide financial support for research.
Even if Qian Sanqiang later led the mainland's nuclear bomb research and development business, it was inseparable from He Zehui's help.
When preparing to build the team of "two bombs and one star", He Zehui was originally on the list, but because she was a family member of Qian Sanqiang, she finally decided to give the list to others, even so He Zehui is still working hard to serve the country, and the important data in the research and development of the hydrogen bomb are from He Zehui's hands.
The milestones of China's atomic energy industry, the first atomic bomb in 1964 and the first hydrogen bomb in 1967, are inseparable from He Zehui's efforts and dedication.
In the photo, even in her old age, she still continues to engage in related research, and she and Qian Sanqiang both wear reading glasses, so that they can sit for a whole day.
There is no doubt that He Zehui is a very good woman, when everyone mentions her, they not only see that her husband is an excellent "two bombs and one star" father in the mainland, but also should focus on her personal talent, beauty and simplicity, adhere to her own ideas, and have her own achievements in her career, she is a veritable independent woman.