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1、Unit 1Great scientistsUnit 1Great scientistsUnit 1Great scientists教材背景链接教材背景链接Early life and education of Great Scientist Qian XuesenQian Xuesen was born in Hangzhou，the capital of Zhejiang Province,180 km southwest of Shanghai.He left Hangzhou at the age of three，when his father obtained a post in
2、the Ministry of Education in Beijing.Qian graduated from ChiaoUnit 1Great scientistsTung University (now spelled Jiao Tong) in Shanghai in 1934 and received a degree in mechanical engineering，with an emphasis on railroad administration; he then spent an internship at Nanchang Air Force Base.In Augus
3、t 1935 Qian left China on a Boxer Rebellion Indemnity Scholarship to study mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Master of Science degree from MIT a year later.Unit 1Great scientistsWhile at MIT he was influenced by the methods of American engineering educa
4、tion，and its focus on experimentation.Qians experiments included the plotting of plot pressures，using mercury filled manometers.(By contrast，most engineers in China at this time were not the “hands on” type; instead，theoretical studies were preferred.) Qian sought a school where hisUnit 1Great scien
5、tistsmathematical skills would be appreciated，and went to the California Institute of Technology to pursue his studies under Theodore von Krmn.Qian earned his doctorate from Caltech in 1939 with a thesis on slender body theory at high speeds.He would remain on the Caltech faculty until his departure
6、Unit 1Great scientistsfor China in 1955，becoming the Robert HGoddard Professor of Jet Propulsion in 1949,and establishing a reputation as one of the leading rocket scientists in the United States.Unit 1Great scientists新课导入新课导入自古以来，许多著名的科学家为推动中国乃自古以来，许多著名的科学家为推动中国乃至全世界的前进和发展做出了巨大的贡献。至全世界的前进和发展做出了巨大的贡献。他们在追寻科学真理的道路上，不畏艰难，他们在追寻科学真理的道路上，不畏艰难，甘于奉献，呕心沥血，苦苦追求。他们这种甘于奉献，呕心沥血，苦苦追求。他们这种献身科学，求是求准，刻苦钻研，淡泊名利献身科学，求是求准，刻苦钻研，淡泊名利的精神值得我们学习并发扬光大。的精神值得我们学习并发扬光大。Unit 1Great scientists同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全Unit 1Great scientists同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全
