Qian Xuesen

Also known as Hsue-Shen Tsien, King of Rocketry

Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009)

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Qian Xuesen (1911–2009) was a Chinese engineer and university teacher born in Shanghai. He worked in the fields of aeronautics, aerodynamics, and engineering cybernetics. A member of the Chinese Communist Party, he was educated at National Chiao Tung University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the California Institute of Technology. His doctoral advisor was Theodore von Kármán.

Qian Xuesen was employed by the California Institute of Technology and the University of Science and Technology of China. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was married to Jiang Ying and was the relative of Roger Y. Tsien. He died on October 31, 2009, at the Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School.

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Born: ( 1911-12-11 ) December 11, 1911, Shanghai International Settlement
Died: October 31, 2009 (2009-10-31) (aged 97), Beijing , China
Alma mater: National Chiao Tung University ( BS ) Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MS ) California Institute of Technology ( PhD )
Known for: Co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Founder of engineering cybernetics Father of Chinese space program
Spouse: Jiang Ying ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 )
Children: Qian Yonggang Qian Yungjen
Awards: Chinese Academy of Sciences Academician (1957) Distinguished Alumni Award from Caltech (1979) Chinese Academy of Engineering Academician (1994) Two Bombs, One Satellite Merit Medal (1999)
Fields: Aerospace engineering Aeronautics Engineering cybernetics
Theses: Study of the turbulent boundary layer (1936) Problems in motion of compressible fluids and reaction propulsion (1939)
Doctoral advisor: Theodore von Kármán
Doctoral students: Cheng Che-Min (1952)
Traditional chinese: 錢學森
Simplified chinese: 钱学森
Hanyu pinyin: Qián Xuésēn
Wade giles: Chʻien Hsüeh -sen
Ipa: [tɕʰjɛ ̌ n ɕɥe ̌ .sə ́ n]

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Instance of: human
Family name: Qian
Gender: male
Citizenship: China
Place of birth: Shanghai
Place of death: Chinese PLA General Hospital & Medical School
Spouse: Jiang Ying
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Employer: University of Science and Technology of China
Political party: Chinese Communist Party
Languages spoken: Chinese
Doctoral advisor: Theodore von Kármán
Student of: Theodore von Kármán
Field of work: engineering cybernetics
Image: Tsien Hsue-shen.jpg

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date of death: 2009-10-31
date of birth: 1911-12-11
affiliation: California Institute of Technology
Commons category: Qian Xuesen
relative: Roger Y. Tsien
name in native language: 钱学森
nickname: 火箭王
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
handedness: right-handedness

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Qian Xuesen (Chinese: 钱学森; December 11, 1911 – October 31, 2009; also spelled as Tsien Hsue-shen) was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics. He achieved recognition as one of America's leading experts in rockets and high-speed flight theory prior to his deportation to China in 1955.

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