Yang Zhenning's thoughts on reading 1 Chinese-American and Nobel Prize winner Yang Zhenning is a famous scientist.
Yang Zhenning's father, Yang Wuzhi, is a famous returned scholar. 1929 was hired as a professor of mathematics by Tsinghua University. Since then, Tsinghua's eight-year teenage life has left warm memories for Yang Zhenning.
Tsinghua campus is a good learning environment for the intelligent and studious Yang Zhenning, which has an important influence on his future success.
National The National SouthWest Associated University, in the era of war, is undoubtedly a sacred temple. Yang Zhenning once recalled: "When I think of my college life in China, I am always moved by the good learning atmosphere in The National SouthWest Associated University. The life of the conference provided me with opportunities to learn and grow. My love and hate for physics was mainly cultivated during my six years in college (1938- 1944).
After entering National Southwest Associated University, Yang Zhenning did not choose his father's good math or his own good chemistry, but chose his own good physics. It can be seen that interest is very important on the road of learning.
Studying abroad is a turning point in Yang Zhenning's life.
Yang Zhenning has made extensive contributions to theoretical physics, including elementary particles, statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics. He made many contributions to theoretical structure and phenomenological analysis. His works have a special style: independence and creativity, and far-reaching vision.
Yang Zhenning's road to study is arduous, and his road to seeking a teacher has also suffered repeated setbacks. After a long trip to the United States, I first went to Columbia University to find Professor Fermi, who I had admired for a long time, but I was disappointed. Later, I went to Princeton University, hoping to study with Professor Wigner, but I failed again because the professor was on vacation. Fortunately, I met Zhang Wenyu, a former professor at Southwest Associated University, and under his guidance, I found a famous teacher at the University of Chicago, that is, Fermi, a physicist whom he admired for a long time.
Experiment is the source of theory and the foundation of science. Yang Zhenning's first ambition is to finish a paper on experimental physics. Due to the lack of practical ability and experimental skills, Yang Zhenning still failed to finish his experimental paper after 20 months of experimental work. Although this is a failed attempt, Yang Zhenning's ambition still tells us the importance of doing experiments by himself. Experience is the mother of wisdom. Yang Zhenning's 20-month experimental work also laid the foundation for him to become a successful theoretical physicist in the future.
Deduction and induction have their own advantages in scientific research. Cleverly combining the two methods to make them complement each other and complement each other will make scientific research fruitful. This is also an important reason why Yang Zhenning can make great achievements in science in the future.
Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao came to the conclusion that parity may not be conserved in weak interaction, which shocked the whole physics field and won them the 1957 Nobel Prize in physics.
Behind these achievements are scientists' rigorous learning attitude, lofty ideals and beliefs, the more frustrated and courageous learning concept, the clever combination of scientific research methods and tireless research and exploration.
Yang Zhenning's Biography of Yang Zhenning is a rare and good book. The Life Footprint of Yang Zhenning, a scientific giant, written by Yang Jianye, a professor of physics at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, vividly describes the growth process, every fragment of scientific research work and encouraging achievements of this great scientific man.
Yang Zhenning's contribution to contemporary physics is not only in the world, but also in China. Everyone knows Yang Zhenning's achievements and has relevant documents, materials and comments. Here, I just want to talk about my feelings and feelings after reading this book!
1957, Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao became the first people in China to win the Nobel Prize for their contributions to the theory of parity non-conservation. Since then, he has devoted himself to changing the concept of "China people are inferior" after his scientific research, and has been engaged in this work all his life. He has lived in Tsinghua since 1999, and personally founded the Tsinghua Institute of Advanced Studies, inviting top scientists at home and abroad. In the words of Chen Fangzheng, President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the theory of "parity non-conservation" and "Young-Mills gauge field theory" (which should win the Nobel Prize again) are all scientific research achievements of theoretical physics, like Einstein's theory of relativity, which has no practical significance so far, and its significance is mainly ideological and cultural. Indeed, from Yang Zhenning's works and speeches, we can easily see that what he talks about most is the history of scientific development, the stories of scientists and the mutual infiltration and interaction in the field of contemporary science, which has an impact on the future development of mankind that ordinary people can understand after listening to, thus greatly inspiring the enthusiasm and atmosphere of China people, especially the younger generation, to love and apply science. This kind of influence is very far-reaching for a country and a nation.
In his later years, Yang Zhenning did another shocking thing, and that was his love with Weng Fan. Their ages differ by more than 50 years. For this marriage, people pay far more attention to him than the Nobel Prize he won. Gossip, insults and ridicule are everywhere. Now nine years have passed. Looking back, without Weng Fan, there would be no Yang Zhenning today, and without 10' s fruitful life in Tsinghua, there would be no vigorous spring of China's theoretical physics. There is a philosophy in the words of Zeng Yue, the host of Singapore TV station: "A person dares to pursue what he loves from young to old, no matter whether he loves people, things or truth, he can embrace it with an open mind and sublimate it into an optimistic motivation. This person is absolutely lucky. " From this incident, we can see the other side of Yang Zhenning's frankness.
Deng Jiaxian, the father of two bombs, was a friend of Yang Zhenning when he was a teenager. They studied together at the National Southwest Associated University and went to the United States to study for a doctorate. After returning to China, Deng switched to lead the research work of the two bombs, which took a lifetime of energy. The friendship between Yang and Deng for half a century reminds me of the friendship between Marx and Engels. This friendship is based on selfless spirit and great contribution, so it is so precious and lasting.
1971On August 6, 2000, on the eve of Yang Zhenning's return to the United States from Shanghai, Shanghai leaders invited him to dinner. Someone in the room gave him a letter written by Deng Jiaxian, in which he told Yang Zhenning that before the end of 1959, China's atomic weapons project received almost no "assistance" from the Soviet Union. After receiving this letter, it gave Yang Zhenning a great emotional shock. He recalled the scene of tears at that time, and he had to get up and go to the bathroom for plastic surgery ... As Yang himself said, "The first crop is my eternal pride".
Yang Zhenning's road gave me such an inspiration: engaging in scientific research does not need more material pursuits and desires, but only needs to obtain knowledge and success. I thought: Isn't it the same with other things in life?
Yang Zhenning is a legend in the history of the world and a very great scientist in the field of science today. At the age of 34, he has won the Nobel Prize, which is regarded as the highest prize in science. Now ordinary people's impressions of him are mainly in two directions. The first direction is 1957. He and Li Zhendao cooperated to overthrow a conservation law of Einstein, the greatest scientist in the world, and won the Nobel Prize in physics. Some people even think that this will be one of the milestones in world physics.
The second direction is the love story between him and Weng Fan, which has caused a great sensation in the whole country and even the whole world. Even this matter has occupied the headlines for a long time. At that time, the general public in our country paid more attention to him than he won the Nobel Prize. But I think more people should pay attention to the honor that Mr. Yang Zhenning has won. Mr. Yang Zhenning won such a high honor and became a top scientist in the world today. At home, it is inseparable from the education he received from childhood. His father is a famous scholar who returned from studying abroad, and once served as a professor in Tsinghua University. He spent eight years in Tsinghua University when he was very young, and then studied at National Southwest United University for a period of time as an adult. Finally, in order to gain more knowledge, he resolutely chose to study abroad. In the initial stage, he hit a wall everywhere and never found an ideal tutor.
After the guidance of his predecessors, he finally found his long-admired master of physics at the University of Chicago. This opened his real road to study and legendary life. Interestingly, it took more than 20 months to do the experiment for the first time, and the experiment did fail. Although the experiment failed, it convinced him that the experiment was the only criterion to test the truth, which also laid a very deep foundation for his success.
Yang Zhenning is a well-known celebrity. He is a great scientist. One of them won the Nobel Prize at the age of 34. He has experienced ups and downs along the way. First of all, I have the desire to win the Nobel Prize, then I became a scientist, and finally I really won the Nobel Prize! The reason is that in 1957, he cooperated with Li Zhengdao to overthrow Einstein's "parity conservation law" and won the Nobel Prize in physics. Their contributions are highly praised and considered as one of the milestones in physics. That's why I won the Nobel Prize! The truth I learned from it is that you must be brave enough to try new discoveries. Yang Zhenning is a lifelong heart disease, because the newspaper only wrote Li Zhengdao's hand! In his later years, Yang Zhenning did another shocking thing, and that was his love with Weng Fan. Their ages differ by more than 50 years. For this marriage, people pay far more attention to him than the Nobel Prize he won, making irresponsible remarks about everything, insulting and laughing.
Yang Zhenning has three advantages worth learning.
1, Yang Zhenning's scientific achievements are so pale and powerless in front of his personality. We respect his scientific achievements, but we despise his personality even more!
2. Now domestic professors, who are not interested in academics, know how to pick up girls and even threaten their grades. Does this have something to do with Yang Zhenning? My respect for him is self-evident.