Li Zhengwu
Li Zhengwu (Chinese: 李正武; 8 November 1916 – 30 July 2013) was a Chinese plasma and nuclear physicist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).[1]
Biography
[edit]Li was born on November 8, 1916, in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province.[1][2] In 1931, he graduated from Zhejiang Provincial Senior High School. In 1938, he graduated from the Physics Department of Tsinghua University (as part of the National Southwestern Associated University), and taught at Jiangsu Medical College, and later became an associate professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1945.[3]
In 1947, Li Zhengwu went to study at the California Institute of Technology in the U.S., graduated in 1951, received his doctorate and stayed in the institute, served as a researcher at the Kellogg Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology, and was engaged in the work of nuclear technology and radiation applications in the City of Hope National Medical Center.[3]
In 1955, Mr. and Mrs. Li returned to the People's Republic of China together with Mr. and Mrs. Qian Xuesen and other scientists.[3] After returning to China, Li had long been engaged in the research of nuclear physics, plasma physics and controlled fusion at the Institute of China Institute of Atomic Energy, one of the scientists engaged in the research of controlled thermonuclear fusion.[4]
In December 1969, Li began to participate in the research and design of the first tokamak of China, HL-1 (Project 451). In 1972, he proposed the initial experimental program for HL-1, and in September 1984, the general assembly and commissioning program was initiated ahead of schedule. In 1980, he was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1988, he presented the conceptual design framework for the HL-2.[3]
Death
[edit]On July 30, 2013, he passed away at the age of 97 due to a lung infection and sudden gastrointestinal bleeding at Beijing Anzhen Hospital.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Liu, Rui; Yao, Qin (December 2018). "Bei Shizhang and the Establishment of the First Department of Biophysics in China". Cultures of Science. 1 (2): 90. doi:10.1177/209660831800100201. ISSN 2096-6083. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "李正武" [Li Zhengwu] (in Simplified Chinese). Academic Divisions of Chinese Academic of Sciences. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Huang, Tao; Ming, Aining (6 November 2023). "李正武：起航"人造太阳"梦想之舟" [Li Zhengwu: Sailing the Dream Boat of 'Artificial Sun']. Learning Times (in Simplified Chinese). Tsinghua University. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "李正武" [Li Zhengwu] (in Simplified Chinese). Hangzhou Senior High School, Zhejiang Province. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "我国磁约束核聚变奠基人李正武院士逝世" [Academician Li Zhengwu, the founder of China's magnetic confinement fusion, passed away]. Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Simplified Chinese). College of Engineering and Technology, Chengdu University of Technology. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- 1916 births
- 2013 deaths
- Chinese physicists
- California Institute of Technology alumni
- Academic staff of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Tsinghua University alumni
- People from Dongyang
- Members of the 4th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 6th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences