A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO QIAN XUESEN

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This document, titled "A Brief Introduction to Qian Xuesen," provides a biography of Qian Xuesen, a renowned scientist in the fields of applied mechanics, engineering control theory, and system engineering. Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou City, China. He graduated from Jiaotong University in Shanghai in 1934 and then went to the United States to continue his studies. Upon returning to China in 1956, he became the director of the Mechanics Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and made valuable contributions to science and technology, particularly in the fields of aeronautics, rocket engineering, and engineering control theory. Qian's theory of engineering control has been widely applied to military operations, agriculture, forestry, and various sectors of the national economy. The document also provides information about Qian's involvement in various research institutions and committees in China.

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 TITLE:                A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO QIAN XUESEN
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 BORN IN   1911 IN HANGZHOU CITY OF ZHEJIAN PROVINCE, QIAN IS A RENOWN
 SCIENTIST   IN APPLIED  MECHANICS,    ENGINEERING  CONTROL  THEORY, AND
 SYSTEM  ENGINEERING.  IN 1934, HE GRADUATED FROM JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
 IN  SHANGHAI, MAJORING IN RAILROAD MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.   IN 1936,
 HE  WENT TO  THE  UNITED  STATES  TO  CONTINUE     HIS   STUDY, WHERE HE
 OBTAINED THE TITLE    OF  M.S.    AFTER RETURNING TO CHINA IN 1956, HE
 BECAME  THE  DIRECTOR OF  THE  MECHANICS  RESEARCH   INSTITUTE OF THE
 CHINESE  ACADEMY  OF   SCIENCES, VICE MINISTER OF THE SEVENTH MINISTRY
 OF  MACHINEHEAD  OF  THE  COMMISSION  OF   SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY OF
 NATIONAL   DEFENSE.    HE  HAS  MADE  MANY VALUABLE  CONTRIBUTIONS  TO
 SCIENCE  AND TECHNOLOGY     IN THE FIELDS OF AERODYNAMICS, AERONAUTICAL
 ENGINEERING, JET  ROCKET PROPELLANTS AND ENGINEERING CONTROL THEORY,
 AND  ESPECIALLY  IN  THE  ESTABLISHMENT    AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF CHINA'S
 ROCKETS  AND GUIDED  MISSILES AND SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.    HIS
 ELABORATED   THEORY OF ENGINEERING CONTROL HAS NOW BEEN DEVELOPED INTO
 A  THEORY  OF SYSTEM  PROJECTS  AND  BEEN APPLIED WIDELY TO MILITARY
 OPERATIONS,  AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND TO VARIOUS OTHER SECTORS OF
 THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.
 PFN INFORMATION: PART 001
 RELATES:             XUESEN QIAN IS A MEMBER OF MECHANICS RESEARCH INST
 (CHINESE ACAD OF SCIENCES).
 PERSON:              QIAN, XUESEN
 PROTITLE:            DIRECTOR
 PERS CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 PERSDATA:            BIOGRAPHIC DATA
 PFN DATE:            1956
 FACILITY:            MECHANICS RESEARCH INST
 SUPERIOR:            CHINESE ACAD OF SCIENCES
 FACL CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 FSUBORD:             FACILITY SUBORDINATION DATA
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 RELATES:             XUESEN QIAN IS A MEMBER OF SEVENTH MIN OF MACHINE
 BUILDING INDUSTRY AND COMMISSION OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
 AND INDUSTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE.
 PERSON:              QIAN, XUESEN
 PROTITLE:            DEPUTY MINISTER, DEPUTY HEAD
 PERS CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 PERSDATA:            BIOGRAPHIC DATA
 PFN DATE:            1956
 FACILITY:            SEVENTH MIN OF MACHINE BUILDING INDUSTRY
 FACL CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 FACILITY:            COMMISSION OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY OF NATIONAL
 DEFENCE
 FACL CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 PFN INFORMATION: PART 003
 RELATES:             XUESEN QIAN IS A MEMBER OF COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE AND
 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (COMMISSION OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
 AND INDUSTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE).
 PERSON:              QIAN, XUESEN
 PROTITLE:            DEPUTY DIRECTOR
 PERS CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 FACILITY:            COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
 SUPERIOR:            COMMISSION OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY OF NATIONAL
 DEFENSE
 FACL CTY:            PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
 FSUBORD:             FACILITY SUBORDINATION DATA
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