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Hello, everyone!
I'd like to tell you something about a famous scientist named Qian Xuesen. He
was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. After he
graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934, he got a chance to study
in USA. After he graduated, he became a teacher as well as a researcher who
studied rockets and missile theories.
When he was 44, he
returned to his motherland and the country's space research was almost a blank.
In 1956, he set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles. He
made such important contributions to the missile and space programs that he was
honored as "The Father of China's Missiles". The Chinese people are
proud of him.
He passed away on
October 31, 2009 at the age of 98, but all the Chinese will remember him
forever. His devotion to his country was expressed in his saying, "My
career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in
China!" When someone said he could make much more money if he stayed in
the United States, he laughed and said," My family name is Qian, but I
don't like qian." His spirit encourages us to love our country and
devote ourselves to science.