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Deng Jiaxian (; June 25, 1924 – July 29, 1986) was a Chinese
From 1958 on, Deng spent over 20 years working secretly with a team of young scientists on the development of the nuclear and hydrogen bomb for China, culminating in success in 1964 and 1967. He died on July 29, 1986 in
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1924 births 1986 deaths Chinese nuclear physicists Chinese Communist Party politicians from Anhui Educators from Anhui Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Southwestern Associated University alumni Peking University faculty People from Huaining County People's Republic of China politicians from Anhui Physicists from Anhui Politicians from Anqing Purdue University alumni {{China-scientist-stub
nuclear physicist
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of nuclear matter.
Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies the ...
and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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(CAS). He was a leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bom ...
programs.
Biography
Deng was born in Huaining,Anhui
Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
, China, on June 25, 1924. After graduating from the National Southwestern Associated University
When the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out between China and Japan in 1937, Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University merged to form Changsha Temporary University in Changsha and later National Southwestern Associated Universi ...
, he taught at Peking University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
. He went to the United States in 1948 to study at Purdue University
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, and earned his PhD in physics in 1950. He returned to the newly founded People's Republic of China just nine days after graduation.
From 1958 on, Deng spent over 20 years working secretly with a team of young scientists on the development of the nuclear and hydrogen bomb for China, culminating in success in 1964 and 1967. He died on July 29, 1986 in Beijing
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.
Deng is regarded as the "Father of China's Nuclear Program". In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellite
Two Bombs, One Satellite () was an early nuclear and space project of the People's Republic of China. ''Two Bombs'' refers to the atomic bomb (and later the hydrogen bomb) and the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), while ''One Satellite' ...
Meritorious Award for his contributions to Chinese military science, along with 22 other scientists.
See also
*Abdul Qadeer Khan
Abdul Qadeer Khan, (; ur, ; 1 April 1936 – 10 October 2021), known as A. Q. Khan, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He was a key figure in Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and is colloquially known as the ...
* Bertrand Goldschmidt
Bertrand Goldschmidt (2 November 1912 – 11 June 2002) was a French chemist. He is considered one of the fathers of the French atomic bomb, which was tested for the first time in 1960 in the nuclear test Gerboise Bleue.
Biography
Bertrand Go ...
* Homi J. Bhabha
Homi Jehangir Bhabha, (30 October 1909 – 24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear physicist, founding director, and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). Colloquially known as "Father of Indian nuclear pro ...
* Igor Kurchatov
Igor Vasil'evich Kurchatov (russian: Игорь Васильевич Курчатов; 12 January 1903 – 7 February 1960), was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapo ...
* J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer (; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist. A professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is often ...
* William Penney, Baron Penney
William George Penney, Baron Penney, (24 June 19093 March 1991) was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London and later the rector of Imperial College London. He had a leading role in the de ...
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Deng Jiaxian on New York Times
1924 births 1986 deaths Chinese nuclear physicists Chinese Communist Party politicians from Anhui Educators from Anhui Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Southwestern Associated University alumni Peking University faculty People from Huaining County People's Republic of China politicians from Anhui Physicists from Anhui Politicians from Anqing Purdue University alumni {{China-scientist-stub