Wang Zeshan (; born 10 October 1935) is a Chinese scientist, who specializes in development of new explosives. He is a full professor at

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. Often called the “King of Explosives” and “Chinese

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”, his research had significant impact on both civilian and military application of explosives, and he is credited with helping to increase the launch range of Chinese's artillery by more than 20 percent. He is the recipient of 2017 Highest Science and Technology Award, which is China's highest scientific award. He is a member of

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since 1999. One of the main topics of his research was reuse of waste energetic materials. He is also described as the founder the

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. Wang has published more than 15 books and more than 100 scientific articles during his lifetime. He is said to spend 12 hours a day in his laboratory, despite his age.

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1935 births Living people People from Jilin City National University of Defense Technology alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering 20th-century Chinese scientists 21st-century Chinese scientists Scientists from Jilin Nanjing University of Science and Technology faculty {{China-scientist-stub