[Scientific Power] Wang Yan: Children's Astronomical Sciences Guide

There is a small asteroid internationally number 3171, named "Wang Yan Xing", which is marked with the outstanding contribution of Wang Yan in the astronomical field.

Wang Xun has long presided over the overall development of my country's astronomy, leading the development of important observation equipment such as China's first radio astronomical telescope, proposed the scientific ideas to realize the large -scale spectrometer patrol, and jointly proposed the construction of the national "Ninth Five -Year" major scientific project -Guo Shoujing telescope ( Lamost). He has won the title of advanced science and technology worker of the National Science Conference, the second prize of national science and technology progress, He Liang Heli Fund Science and Technology Progress Award, and the title of National Advanced Popular Science Worker.

Wang Xuan and students communicate with students. Source: official website of the Chinese Academy of Science

In 1952, Wang Yan, who was working at the Observatory of the University of London, received the invitation of Zhang Yuzhe, then the director of Zijin Mountain Observatory, immediately decided to return to China to engage in the astronomical career of New China. After hard work, Wang Yan and his colleagues raised China's time accuracy to one percent in less than two years, laying the foundation for China's advanced ranks of time and celestial measurement research. Since then, the "Beijing Time" rang the land of the motherland.

In addition to cutting -edge scientific research, Wang Yan also often lectured in middle schools, science and technology museums, and celestial museums, and compiled a large number of popular science books that have been loved by young people. He also trained the first batch of astronomical doctors, edited by the Encyclopedia of Grand Encyclopedia, and other popular science books, and created the Beijing Youth Science and Technology Club.

In the 1990s, Wang Yan had talked about university volunteers with some high school students, and these students did not intend to engage in scientific research. Wang Yan was in contemplation: "How many young people in our country are willing to travel in Kehai?"

In 1997, Wang Xunzhi believed in Zhou Lin, Minister of the Youth Department of the Beijing Science and Technology Association, said that he had contacted many outstanding students in the popular science activities, and they were silent. "As a predecessor in our generation, do we have to do with ourselves, do we have a negligible job?"

In 1999, Wang Yan dumped a lot of energy and effort for the young science education. From ancient times to 耄耋, 20 years of science and education, 20 -shifts, he personally designed the rules of the activity, inspected and evaluated students, personally contacted experts to guide students, mobilizing the opening of the middle school students in Beijing University and Scientific Research Institute. Under his mobilization contact, more than 800 well -known academicians and experts from Wang Naiyan, Zheng Zhemin, Li Lemin, Kuang Tingyun, Lin Qun, Zhou Liwei, Zhu Bangfen joined in. In the national first -class laboratory experience of the scientific research activities of scientists, the exploration practice of early discovery and training of scientific and technological talents was opened.

Wang Xun once said: "People have a long way to go throughout their lives, and often have someone to pull them along the way. My way of my youngest way was very difficult. Science '. "Now, under the guidance of this" scientific star ", the young and middle -aged science talents that have grown up in the youth science and technology club have used their spare time to return to the club as a volunteer teacher to become a promoting new generation of teenagers. Powerful "big hand".

After years of development, the club base school has developed from the initial 4 to 31. There were 721 mentors and more than 50,000 middle school students participating in the club's scientific research activities, of which more than 3,100 middle school students entered 278 scientific research teams and national key laboratories for a one -year "scientific research practice activities". A group of club members have emerged in their respective fields, and some have grown into frontiers of international science.

In more than 20 years, Wang Yan ran around for the development of the club. He donated all his manuscript fees to solve the cost of the club; he also purchased a large number of books at his own expense and donated to some remote areas. When he was weak and couldn't walk, he sat in a wheelchair pushed by his daughter to participate in the club activities; even if he was lying on the bed, he was still concerned about the club's future: "We must try our best to cultivate a deep soil and let the scientific branches leafy ","

Source: People's Daily, Journal of China Science

Author: Liu Jianhua

Edit: Zhao Dina

Review: Gong Zimo

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