Deng Jiaxian
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| 邓稼先 | |||||||||
Deng in 1949 | |||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1924 | ||||||||
| Died | July 29, 1986 (aged 62) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Xu Luxi | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
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| Fields | Nuclear physics | ||||||||
| Institutions | China Academy of Engineering Physics | ||||||||
| Thesis | The photo-disintegration of the deuteron (1950) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄧稼先 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邓稼先 | ||||||||
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Deng Jiaxian, also spelled as Chia-Hsien Teng (simplified Chinese: 邓稼先; traditional Chinese: 鄧稼先; pinyin: Dèng Jiàxiān; Wade–Giles: Teng Chia-Hsien; June 25, 1924 – July 29, 1986), was a Chinese theoretical physicist, nuclear physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and member of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society. Deng Jiaxian graduated from the National Southwestern Associated University of the Republic of China, then went to the United States to study, and received a doctorate in physics from Purdue University in 1950. Deng Jiaxian made significant contributions to the development of the atomic bomb of the People's Republic of China and was honored as the "Patriot of the Two Bombs". In 1999, he was named the "Patron of the Two Bombs and One Star" by the Chinese government.