Yu Min (physicist)
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Yu Min is a prominent Chinese nuclear physicist, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
(CAS), and a recipient of "Two Bombs, One Satellite" Achievement Medal.
From 1949, Yu started his postgraduate research in the Department of Physics of Peking University
, and also served as a teaching assistant. In 1951, he became an assistant researcher and associate researcher at Modern Physics Institute of CAS, and began to study nuclear physics theory under the supervision of Peng Huanwu
. From the end of 1960, Yu was involved in the theoretical research of nuclear weapons. His major contributions included the solutions to a series of fundamental and critical theoretical problems of nuclear weapons, which led to breakthrough of hydrogen bomb.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
(CAS), and a recipient of "Two Bombs, One Satellite" Achievement Medal.
From 1949, Yu started his postgraduate research in the Department of Physics of Peking University
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
, and also served as a teaching assistant. In 1951, he became an assistant researcher and associate researcher at Modern Physics Institute of CAS, and began to study nuclear physics theory under the supervision of Peng Huanwu
Peng Huanwu
Peng Huanwu was a renowned theoretical physicist of China, a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences , and a leader of Chinese nuclear weaponry projects....
. From the end of 1960, Yu was involved in the theoretical research of nuclear weapons. His major contributions included the solutions to a series of fundamental and critical theoretical problems of nuclear weapons, which led to breakthrough of hydrogen bomb.