If you count the truly remarkable figures in Chinese scientific history, Qian Xuesen must be one of them.
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history
From Mao Zedong's 《沁园春·雪》 (1936): 惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。 After dismissing the great emperors of Qin, Han, Tang, Song and Mongol, Mao declares the true heroes are in the present — among the most audacious boasts in Chinese literature.
usage
Read 数 (to count / enumerate), not shù. 风流 here means 'outstanding / distinguished', not the modern 'romantic / flirtatious' sense.
