Qian Xuesen's eldest son talks about the cold phenomenon of civil scientists’ hot scientists

"Five major choices are for the country."

Yesterday, the "People's Scientist Qian Xuesen Deed Exhibition" was held in Cihu Middle School in Ningbo. Qian Xuegang, Qian Xuesen’s son, also visited the scene. Afterwards, Qian Yonggang also brought a report of “Come to Qian Xuesen” for the teachers and students of Cihu Middle School. The opening of his report was very special. “I think you forgot one thing, that is, I was the son of Qian Xuesen.”

"Five major choices are for the country."

Qian Yonggang was born in 1948 and is the eldest son of famous scientist Qian Xuesen. He has long been engaged in the development of computer application software systems. He is a senior engineer and a part-time professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University.

In addition to the precious pictures, yesterday he also shared five choices in Qian Xuesen’s life.

"His first choice in life was when he was enrolled in college. When he was a middle school math teacher who thought he had good mathematics, he was asked to apply for mathematics at the university. The Chinese language teacher thought his article was doing well and he hoped him He went to apply for the Chinese Language Department; his mother wanted him to study and teach and inherited his father’s father’s property, and the teacher thought that he had a talent in art and suggested that he go to learn to paint and learn to compose music. At this time, Qian Xuesen had his own idea. ."

"He was influenced by Mr. Sun Yat-sen's "The Founding Country Strategy," and at that time Zhan Tianyou was his role model. He wanted to learn railway projects and build railways for China. He then took up the School of Mechanical Engineering at Jiaotong University and studied the major of railway mechanical engineering. ”

“The second transition was during the university period. When the Japanese army invaded Shanghai, he witnessed joint operations between the invaders and the sea. He suddenly felt that the railway machinery project was now of little use to the country. Therefore, he changed his aeronautical program and will be able to build a Japanese aircraft in the future. However, in the course of studying aeronautical engineering, he felt that the basis of aeronautical engineering was basically experience, and there was very little theoretical guidance. Therefore, Qian Xuesen made a third choice in life: from being an aeronautical engineer to becoming an aeronautical engineer. Engaged in aviation theory research. However, this decision has suffered from family opposition."

The fourth choice is known to the general public. Qian Xuesen gave up the U.S. generous treatment and returned to the country of science and technology of the motherland. The fifth choice is to pay attention to the future science and technology trends in the later years, and to return to academic research.

“At that time, he was already a very outstanding scientist and he could take a break. My impression was that there was a very deep picture. Because there was no air conditioning at that time, he was shaking his fan and reading.”

Qian Yonggang said that the current career choices are somewhat utilitarian. I hope that I will give you some positive energy.

How to change the phenomenon of "scientists suffer from cold"

Yesterday, before the exhibition, the reporter also sampled 262 students in five classes in the three ordinary senior high school and senior two grades, and found that only 4.58% of the students’ first choice for career selection was scientists.

After the reporter shared this investigation result with Qian Yonggang, he resonated with him.

“Everyone has their own choices, and their career choices are the same. We can't blame them. Everyone can find happiness and realize their own value in their own posts. It's good. But as a social phenomenon, the scientists’ idols The low status means that some aspects of our social environment and education have been neglected and left out, Qian Yonggang said.

In view of the phenomenon of "public servant fever and scientist coldness" appearing in the society, Professor Qian Yonggang believes that it is necessary to strengthen publicity for scientists and strengthen the publicity of scientists' influence on social development so as to reverse this abnormal situation.

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