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The father of missiles - Qian Xuesen

Liu Xiaoping, Hebei

Qian Xuesen (1911-2009) Hangzhou He is a world-famous rocket expert, the "father of the atomic bomb" and the "father of missiles" in our country, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the founder of modern mechanics in our country. Born in Shanghai in 1911, he later studied abroad and began researching rockets in 1938. After overcoming all kinds of resistance and returning to the motherland in October 1955, he used his professional knowledge and knowledge to serve the motherland. He has made significant contributions to the development of China's rocket, missile and aerospace industry.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of my country in 1999, the Party Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission decided to award him the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" Meritorious Service Medal.

"I have always believed that I will be able to return to my motherland. Today, I finally came back!" This is what Qian Xuesen said to the people who received him when he returned from the United States.

Qian Xuesen’s road back to China was difficult. When he learned in the United States that the motherland’s first five-star red flag flew over Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949, a strong desire arose in his heart. : Return to the motherland as soon as possible and use your expertise to serve national construction.

So he explained to U.S. Navy Undersecretary Kimble that he was ready to leave home immediately. Kimble was shocked. He believed: "No matter where he is placed, Qian Xuesen is worth five divisions." He also shouted: "I would rather shoot him than let this guy leave the United States!" Qian Xuesen just wanted to return to China, and the Americans Why are you so angry and anxious? Because he knows that Qian Xuesen is a talent, and if his knowledge and abilities serve China, it is likely to pose a threat to the United States. He has a vicious idea: What we in the United States cannot get, we cannot let other countries get. So Kimble immediately notified the Immigration Bureau and prohibited Qian Xuesen and his family from leaving the United States. As expected, U.S. Customs prohibited Qian Xuesen from returning to the country and detained all his luggage. But something more terrifying happened later. Qian Xuesen was suddenly illegally detained by the FBI and sent to the Immigration Bureau detention center. If it weren't for the great help of Qian Xuesen's teachers and alumni, it would be difficult for him to be free.

But after that, Qian Xuesen did not gain true freedom. He was constantly persecuted by the Immigration Bureau. His movements were restricted by the Immigration Bureau and monitored by secret agents. He was not allowed to leave Los Angeles and he was questioned regularly. Qian Xuesen lost 5 years of freedom in this way. Qian Xuesen paid a heavy price to return to China! However, Qian Xuesen's love for the motherland became even stronger. He missed New China day and night. He persisted in fighting and constantly made requests to the Immigration Bureau to return to his country. One day in June 1955, Qian Xuesen got rid of the spy's surveillance. In a letter sent to his pro-power in Belgium, he cleverly wrote a letter on cigarette paper and successfully transferred it to Premier Zhou. In 1955, Sino-US ambassadorial talks were held. In accordance with Premier Zhou's request, the Chinese ambassador used Qian Xuesen's letter requesting to return to the country as a basis to force the US government to allow Qian Xuesen to return to the country.

On September 17, 1955, Qian Xuesen, his wife and two children finally boarded the American mail ship "Cleveland President", left Los Angeles, and finally returned to the embrace of the motherland.

As we all know, Qian Xuesen’s research on missiles has attracted worldwide attention, but do you know, children, that our beloved Grandpa Qian is more concerned about the development of our country’s scientific undertakings and the growth of our next generation? For example, in terms of popularizing science and technology knowledge, he talked about how to better organize science and technology exhibitions. He said that exhibition is an industry, a science, and an art, and it cannot be done casually. How to hold an exhibition well? Grandpa Qian emphasized the design issues of the exhibition. He said that the design of an exhibition is very important. An exhibition is like a performance. The performance needs a director, and our exhibition also needs a chief designer. His job is to let everyone know what this exhibition is about. What kind of exhibition.

If the theme and purpose are not clear, or if the theme and purpose are deviated from the theme and purpose and some tricks are used, and the exhibition leaves no impression after the visit and becomes a passing smoke, then the effect of the exhibition will not be good. When we design exhibitions now, we must have a general theme and general purpose in mind, which is to promote the four modernizations and encourage people across the country to strive for them.

There is another story. A missile launch test was about to begin, but the weather was very bad at the time. The commander and chief of staff of the test base and Qian Xuesen had different opinions on whether it could be launched. According to the regulations at the time, each launch report must be signed by three people, and then Marshal Nie Rongzhen was asked for approval. However, at that time, both the commander and the chief of staff said it could not be launched, but Qian Xuesen was very confident that it could be launched. This created a 2:1 situation, so the report signed by only Qian Xuesen was given to Nie Shuai. Unexpectedly, Nie Shuai readily approved the launch and said that if there were only those two signatures and no signature from Dean Qian, I would not dare to approve it. Do you think this missile was successfully launched? The result was that this missile was really successful.