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Deng Jiaxian 1949
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邓稼先

鄧稼先
Dèng Jiāxiān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Deng Jiaxian, Chinese nuclear physicist, father of China's atomic and hydrogen bombs

About Deng Jiaxian

1924–1986 · 科学家 scientist

Nuclear physicist who led the theoretical design of China's first atomic and hydrogen bombs, working in secret for decades. He was given the 两弹一星 medal after his death, and 杨振宁's essay about him is a school text.

Examples

HSK 7-9
邓稼先是中国"两弹元勋"之一。
Dèng Jiāxiān shì Zhōngguó " liǎng dàn yuán xūn " zhīyī.
Deng Jiaxian was one of China's 'Two Bombs Founding Fathers'.
HSK 7-9
邓稼先为国家隐姓埋名了二十多年。
Dèng Jiāxiān wèi guójiā yǐnxìngmáimíng le èrshí duōnián.
Deng Jiaxian worked anonymously for the country for over twenty years.

Tips

history
In 1979 a test bomb's parachute failed and it smashed into the ground instead of bursting in the air. Deng went to the site himself to find the pieces, though colleagues tried to stop him, and was heavily exposed to plutonium; it may have caused the cancer that killed him in 1986.

Stroke Order

邓 Dèng
稼 jià
先 xiān