Yang Jiachi
Yang Jiachi (
Early life and education
Yang was born on 16 July 1919 in the town of
Yang received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Chiao Tung University in Shanghai in 1941. He received a Master of Science in 1947 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1949 from Harvard University.[2]
Career
After earning his Ph.D., Yang worked in the US for seven years, first as a research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania and later as a senior engineer at the Rockefeller University.[2]
In 1956, Yang returned to China and worked as a research scientist at the
In March 1986, Yang and three other prominent scientists—Wang Daheng, Wang Ganchang, and Chen Fangyun—wrote a letter to Deng Xiaoping advocating the development of strategic technologies.[6] Deng accepted their proposal, which gave birth to the influential 863 Program, named after the date of their letter.[6]
Yang died in Beijing on 11 June 2006 at the age of 86. He was buried at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.[5]
Honours and recognition
Yang was elected an academician of the
The
References
- ^ "杨嘉墀院士生平". Sina. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Yang Jiachi". Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation. 2006. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ Ye, Peijian (2006-06-27). "深切怀念良师杨嘉墀先生". Guangming Daily. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-7855-6.
- ^ a b c ""两弹一星"功勋奖章获得者杨嘉墀院士逝世". Sina. 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-4601-4.
- ^ "Biography of Yang Jiachi". China Vitae. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "11637 Yangjiachi". NASA. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
External links
- Sina memorial page for Yang Jiachi (in Chinese)