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Qian Xuesen

Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009) · China · Scientists · Died at 97

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Qian Xuesen was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics. He achieved recognition as one of America's leading experts in rockets and high-speed flight theory prior to his deportation to China in 1955.

A life in dates

2009Died31 October 20091994HLHL Science and Technology Achievement AwardAwardMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringAward1957Academician of the Chinese Academy of SciencesAward1911Born11 December 1911

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Qian and his family aboard SS President Cleveland before its departure from Los Angeles, 1955Qian and his family aboard SS President Cleveland before its departure from Los Angeles, 1955Qian Xuesen Library [zh], Shanghai Jiaotong UniversityQian Xuesen Library [zh], Shanghai Jiaotong University

Awards

HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award1994
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering1994
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences1957

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Country
China
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2009 · aged 97

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