Tsien Hsue-shen
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Tsien Hsue-shen was a pioneering Chinese aerospace engineer and rocket scientist who played a foundational role in both early American rocketry and the development of China’s missile and space programs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Hsue-Shen Tsien | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese scientist
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aerospace engineer ⓘ person ⓘ rocket scientist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Theodore von Kármán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Science and Technology Progress Award (China)
NERFINISHED
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State Preeminent Science and Technology Award of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1911-12-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Republic of China
NERFINISHED
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Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
China
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-10-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ National Chiao Tung University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
California Institute of Technology
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Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Air Forces (as consultant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerodynamics
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aerospace engineering ⓘ missile technology ⓘ rocket science ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese crewed spaceflight program
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development of Chinese strategic missile forces ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Dongfeng ballistic missiles
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development of Long March launch vehicles ⓘ founding role in Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ leading role in Chinese missile program ⓘ leading role in Chinese space program ⓘ pioneering work in American rocketry ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Hsue-Shen Tsien
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Qian Xuesen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsien Hsue-shen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Father of Chinese missile program
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Father of Chinese rocketry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Engineering Cybernetics
NERFINISHED
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papers on jet propulsion and high-speed aerodynamics ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Communist Party of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense of China
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Professor at California Institute of Technology ⓘ Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
accused during the Red Scare in the United States
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deported from the United States to China in 1955 ⓘ placed under house arrest in the United States in the 1950s ⓘ |
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Hsue-Shen Tsien