Life on the cusp / Weimin Wu, Fermilab ; translated by Harry Tong, Candice Yuxi Wang.

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Wu, Weimin, 1944- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
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New Jersey : World Scientific, 2016.
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xlvii, 325 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

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    "While the first 30 years of new China's scientific development was a self-reliant era marked by the detonations of the atomic bomb, the hydrogen bomb, and the launch of the first artificial satellite, the second 30 years after the reform and opening up was signified by the introduction of the Internet to China. Weimin Wu is a unique legendary figure whose career spanned both periods. He not only contributed to the bomb and satellite projects, but also sent out the email from China to Switzerland in 1986, which was listed as the first event in the history of China's Internet development. The Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989 changed his life's trajectory, leading him to eventually immigrate to the US. His personal emotional life is also remarkable. With his experiences immersed in both Eastern and Western cultures, Wu came to believe in the convergence theory of social development, which provides a refreshing perspective for the readers. ..."--Publisher description.
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    Translated from the Chinese.
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    In English.
    ISBN
    • 9789814630016 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 9814630012 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 9789814651356 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9814651354 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2015032207
    OCLC
    898051991
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