Chen Dingchang
Chen Dingchang | |||||||
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| Born | January 1937 Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Died | September 7, 2020 (aged 83) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||
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| Fields | Aerospace engineering | ||||||
| Institutions | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳定昌 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈定昌 | ||||||
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Chen Dingchang (Chinese: 陈定昌; January 1937 – 7 September 2020) was a Chinese scientist specializing in aerospace engineering.[1]
Biography
[edit]Chen was born in Shanghai, in January 1937, while his ancestral home was in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1963, he was assigned to the Second Branch of the Fifth Academy of Defense and later worked at the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. He died of illness in Beijing, on September 7, 2020.[2]
Contribution
[edit]Chen developed China's first laser radar.[3]
Honours and awards
[edit]- 2009 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
References
[edit]- ^ Li Yuan (李苑) (7 September 2020). 导弹专家陈定昌院士去世 他研制了中国首部激光雷达. Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ 悲痛！立志“不让国人再受欺负”的导弹专家陈定昌走了. Sina (in Chinese). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Xia Bo (夏博) (8 September 2020). 导弹专家陈定昌院士去世 他研制了中国首部激光雷达. voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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