Chen Da (scientist)

Chen Da (Chinese: 陈达; pinyin: Chén Dá; 22 March 1937 – 22 July 2016) was a Chinese nuclear physicist, educator and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Da
陈达
Born(1937-03-22)22 March 1937
Nantong County, Jiangsu, China
Died22 July 2016(2016-07-22) (aged 79)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipChina
Alma materTsinghua University
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics

Biography

Chen graduated from Tsinghua University in 1963, majoring in engineering physics. He was assigned work at Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology for Chinese nuclear program, taking part in the atomic bomb test and hydrogen bomb test.[1] Chen built China's first military level uranium hydrogen zirconium pulsed reactor.[2] He was awarded Major General by the People's Liberation Army for his contribution in 1993 and was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001.[3] Chen retired in 2001 and accepted the invitation to be a professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[4] His research area turned to nuclear technology application project.

Chen died on 22 July 2016 at the age of 79 in Nanjing.[4]

References
  1. "陈达" (in Chinese). Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "著名核科学家、中国科学院陈达院士逝世" (in Chinese). Sina. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "著名核科学与技术专家 南通籍院士陈达魂归马兰" (in Chinese). zgnt.net. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. "著名核科学家陈达院士逝世" (in Chinese). Xinhua Net. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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