Cheng Kaijia (Chinese: 程开甲; 3 August 1918 – 17 November 2018), also known as Kai Chia Cheng,[1][2] was a Chinese nuclear engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a pioneer and key figure in Chinese nuclear weapon development. He is known as one of the founding fathers of Two Bombs, One Satellite.[3]
Cheng was a pioneer of Chinese nuclear technology and played an important role in the development of the first Chinese atomic bomb. He first calculated out the inner temperature and pressure for an atomic bomb blast in China. His calculation was an extremely heavy task and nearly manual, because during that time China did not have any computer or even calculator. He also solved the mechanism of the inner explosion, which could support the design of the bomb. He was the chief director for many nuclear weapon test fields/bases and their explosion processes.[citation needed]
Cheng was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was also a standing member of the Science and Technology Committee, Chinese National Nuclear Industry Corporation. He was former vice-president of the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute, and the deputy chief director of the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute, People's Republic of China.[4]
In 1999, he was awarded "Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Award" for his contribution on atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb. In July 2017, ChairmanXi Jinping awarded Cheng the Order of August First, the highest military award of People's Republic of China.[5]
He died on 17 November 2018, three months after his 100th birthday.[6]
^Born, Max; Cheng, Kai Chia (19 June 1948). "Theory of Superconductivity". Nature. 161 (4103): 968–969. Bibcode:1948Natur.161..968B. doi:10.1038/161968a0. hdl:1842/9420. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4141458.
^ abCheng, Kai-Chia (1948). On the theory of superconductivity. hdl:1842/9420.
^23位两弹一星元勋已有17人离世 媒体解析其功绩 (in Chinese). china.com. 30 May 2016.
^ChinaVitae the biography highlight of Cheng Kaijia
^景海鹏、程开甲、王刚等10人被授予“八一勋章”. Phoenix News (in Chinese). 28 July 2017.
^"101岁"中国核司令"程开甲逝世：获两弹一星功勋章|两弹一星|程开甲|中科院_新浪军事_新浪网". mil.news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
External links
ChinaVitae - the biography highlight of Cheng Kaijia
AWARDEE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES PRIZE - CHENG KAIJIA (Abstract)
两弹一星功勋：核武器专家程开甲院士 Nuclear weapon pioneer - Academician Cheng Kaijia (in Chinese)
January 20, 2023
cheng, kaijia, this, chinese, name, family, name, cheng, chinese, 程开甲, august, 1918, november, 2018, also, known, chia, cheng, chinese, nuclear, engineer, nuclear, physicist, pioneer, figure, chinese, nuclear, weapon, development, known, founding, fathers, bom. In this Chinese name the family name is Cheng Cheng Kaijia Chinese 程开甲 3 August 1918 17 November 2018 also known as Kai Chia Cheng 1 2 was a Chinese nuclear engineer and nuclear physicist He was a pioneer and key figure in Chinese nuclear weapon development He is known as one of the founding fathers of Two Bombs One Satellite 3 Cheng KaijiaBorn 1918 08 03 3 August 1918Suzhou Jiangsu ChinaDied17 November 2018 2018 11 17 aged 100 Beijing ChinaAlma materZhejiang UniversityUniversity of EdinburghScientific careerFieldsNuclear physicsNuclear engineeringDoctoral advisorMax BornChinese nameTraditional Chinese程開甲Simplified Chinese程开甲TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinCheng KaijiǎWade GilesCh eng K ai chia Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife EditCheng was born in Wujiang Jiangsu in 1918 He graduated from the Department of Physics of Zhejiang University in 1941 In 1946 he went to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Edinburgh obtaining a PhD in 1948 under advisor Max Born 2 He then became a researcher in the UK Cheng returned to the People s Republic of China in 1950 He was an associate professor at Zhejiang University he then went to Nanjing in 1952 where he became an associate professor in Nanjing University and was later promoted to full professorship Cheng was a pioneer of Chinese nuclear technology and played an important role in the development of the first Chinese atomic bomb He first calculated out the inner temperature and pressure for an atomic bomb blast in China His calculation was an extremely heavy task and nearly manual because during that time China did not have any computer or even calculator He also solved the mechanism of the inner explosion which could support the design of the bomb He was the chief director for many nuclear weapon test fields bases and their explosion processes citation needed Cheng was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences He was also a standing member of the Science and Technology Committee Chinese National Nuclear Industry Corporation He was former vice president of the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute and the deputy chief director of the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute People s Republic of China 4 In 1999 he was awarded Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Award for his contribution on atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb In July 2017 Chairman Xi Jinping awarded Cheng the Order of August First the highest military award of People s Republic of China 5 He died on 17 November 2018 three months after his 100th birthday 6 See also EditProject 596 China s first nuclear weapons testReferences Edit Born Max Cheng Kai Chia 19 June 1948 Theory of Superconductivity Nature 161 4103 968 969 Bibcode 1948Natur 161 968B doi 10 1038 161968a0 hdl 1842 9420 ISSN 1476 4687 S2CID 4141458 a b Cheng Kai Chia 1948 On the theory of superconductivity hdl 1842 9420 23位两弹一星元勋已有17人离世 媒体解析其功绩 in Chinese china com 30 May 2016 ChinaVitae the biography highlight of Cheng Kaijia 景海鹏 程开甲 王刚等10人被授予 八一勋章 Phoenix News in Chinese 28 July 2017 101岁 中国核司令 程开甲逝世 获两弹一星功勋章 两弹一星 程开甲 中科院 新浪军事 新浪网 mil news sina com cn Retrieved 17 November 2018 External links EditChinaVitae the biography highlight of Cheng Kaijia Holeung Ho Lee Foundation HHLF AWARDEE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES PRIZE CHENG KAIJIA Abstract 两弹一星功勋 核武器专家程开甲院士 Nuclear weapon pioneer Academician Cheng Kaijia in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheng Kaijia amp oldid 1085050085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
