Can Yuan Longping's achievements stand shoulder to shoulder with Yang Zhenning? Who should make a greater contribution to mankind?
Chinese scientists
China has produced many talents in modern times, including in the field of science. From the 20th century to the present, Chinese scientists have brought tremendous changes and development to the country. of. However, there are still many scientists who silently dedicate their lives in their posts, and it was not until after their death that people gradually understood the greatness of Chinese scientists. The contributions made by Yang Zhenning and Yuan Longping in the field of physics and agriculture are obvious to all in the world. Although Yang Zhenning conducted research and advanced studies in the United States in his early years, his choice in the end has explained everything. Yang Zhenning's study path can be said to be unimpeded, and he can be regarded as a master figure in the field of physics. As early as 1945, Yang Zhenning went to the United States for a new study as a master of Tsinghua University. In 1957, Yang Zhenning in his thirties won the Nobel Prize, which is very rare in the world. First of all, Yang Zhenning is young enough. The people who have always won the Nobel Prize have carried out long enough research in a certain field, and finally brought unprecedented scientific results in the field that he has cultivated. Yang Zhenning's group photo abroad It's no exaggeration to say that Yang Zhenning is a genius at a young age. Of course, this is also related to the living environment and learning atmosphere he lived in since childhood. Secondly, as a Chinese in the United States, there are not many Chinese who have won the Nobel Prize in history. Until today, Yang Zhenning is also in the range of only a handful of them. The research results of parity non-conservation were jointly completed by Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao, and finally this honor was won by Yang Zhenning. It does not say that Li Zhengdao himself has no honor, but Yang Zhenning, as the primary participant and the most contribution, weighs the proportions, and Yang Zhenning deserves this award. Yuan Longping, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm and devoted himself to agriculture, has been pursuing his dream of super rice since the 1960s. After three years of famine, to feed the world has become Yuan Longping's biggest dream, and it is also the only thing he wants to pursue in his life. After decades of development, Yuan Longping's hybrid rice has been developed successively, and later super hybrid rice. Newer varieties that are continuously cultivated are stronger each time, and super hybrid rice is not only strong in adaptability, but also in high yield. It can be said that Yuan Longping has truly created a precedent for hybrid rice. From theory to practice, to success, the Chinese people are the most aware of the hardships. Now the Chinese are no longer worried about not having enough to eat, and the biggest contributor here is Yuan Longping. Yuan Longping, who studied rice in his early years, lived in China, where the people take food as the heaven. The glorious image of Academician Yuan Longping is deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Chinese. After his death, hybrid rice continues, and the baton will be handed over to a new generation of academicians. Yuan Longping and Yang Zhenning
It is true that Yuan Longping and Yang Zhenning have important positions in the world, and there are many reports about them both at home and abroad. The content of the discussions related to it also often leads to heated debates. Who is more powerful has become a standard for later generations to judge the two scientists. Yuan Longping's status lies in the fact that he brought food to the Chinese and even the world. Although the concept of hybrid rice is nothing new, what Yuan Longping brought is a theoretical practice. In 1926, the American agronomist Jones put forward the theory of hybrid rice dominance. After the Second World War, scientists from all over the world have been making long-term efforts for this, and even put forward various theories and technical routes. The achievements of hybrid rice include the "three-line method" proposed by American geneticist Ernest Hills and the "two-line method" proposed by Edward Sheng, including the later Japanese breeding program and so on. Although these scientists conducted research earlier than Yuan Longping, no matter which scheme it is, it cannot be promoted on a large scale without a laboratory environment. Yuan Longping's "Male Sterility of Rice" attracted great attention in my country once it was published, and later became the key to cultivating hybrid rice. After several years of hard work, the Chinese broke through the hybrid rice breeding technology that Japan and the United States could not achieve, and finally "Nanyou 2" became the first hybrid rice variety that has been widely used in my country. Yuan Longping, who is looking up the information, has won numerous awards in his life. In addition to various domestic awards, there are also many global awards. Many of them are awards with great humanistic concern, which not only reflects Yuan Longping's contribution to agriculture, but also a recognition of his dream. In addition, Yuan Longping is also one of the few people in China who has won the Medal of the Republic, and only 9 people have won this honor in China. Yang Zhenning seems to be more famous than Yuan Longping both internationally and domestically. Perhaps the gap between the two comes from the Nobel Prize. Yang Zhenning's most outstanding contribution in the field of physics is the law of parity non-conservation mentioned above. Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao may have a headache for many people about the theory in physics, not to mention such a strange-sounding physical theory. In short, for the past few decades, scientists have been trying to find a solution to the normative unity of the field, that is, the unity of the four fundamental forces. However, there are many problems in unifying these fundamental forces. If the performance of each fundamental force cannot be unified under the norm, there is the unproven parity conservation in the weak interaction. But in the end this theory was overturned, and it turned out that parity non-conservation exists. This provides a considerable reference and theoretical basis for the later gauge field theory. What Yang Zhenning has done is to pull the weak forces that used to have no connectivity into the unified norm. The University of Chicago is full of talents. Zhenning Yang is not only outstanding in science, but also attaches great importance to the exchange of science and technology and education between China and the United States. For example, today, Scientific American, as an excellent popular science magazine, has a good readability for the breadth and depth of its content. Among them is Yang Zhenning's suggestion, and he was the first to propose to Premier Zhou Enlai to introduce it. Despite enjoying all kinds of honors and blessings, Yang Zhenning, who has been studying abroad for many years, finally chose to return to China. His choice has explained everything. Yang Zhenning's speech how to evaluate
who contributed the most, Yang Zhenning and Yuan Longping, may be a difficult question to explain. Some people say that the world is short of Yuan Longping a Nobel Prize, and some people say that the promotion that Yang Zhenning brings to the physics community cannot be ignored. In essence, the scientific contributions of both men are advancing the development of the human cause. To say the lowest level, is to meet the need of eating, in order to have a higher scientific pursuit. The reason why Yuan Longping did not win the Nobel Prize is actually not complicated, because the Nobel Prize does not set up agricultural awards. From the beginning of the 20th century, the only fields established by the Nobel Prize were physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace, and an economics prize was added in 1969. Although the Economics Prize was also included, it did not meet the requirements and original intention of Nobel's will, so it is reasonable that Yuan Longping did not win the Nobel Prize. Secondly, the decision to win the Nobel Prize is very strict. In short, there must be new theoretical discoveries or experimental results, and it must be unprecedented, with epoch-making significance. Although Academician Yuan Longping has won numerous awards and has made substantial achievements in hybrid rice, it is a pity that the concept and theory of hybrid rice was not first proposed by Yuan Longping. Yuan Longping and Hybrid Rice From a historical point of view, the awards that can be regarded as epoch-making are still concentrated in the fields of medicine, physics and chemistry in the 20th century and even today, which are also the fields that have won the most Nobel Prizes. The famous Fifth Solvay Conference in 1927 was an all-star lineup of 20th-century physics masters, with 17 of the 29 participants winning Nobel Prizes. In addition to the above restrictions, the number of Nobel Prize winners is less than 3, and it is not awarded to the deceased. But in fact, for these two scientists in my country, whether or not they have won the Nobel Prize can prove that they have real scientific research value and humanistic significance. I am afraid that Academician Yuan Longping has already explained all this. Does winning really matter? The Nobel Prize is a recognition of scientists by the scientific community, but it is not an affirmation of whether a scientist is great or has contributed the most to mankind. From an academic point of view, Yang Zhenning's development is higher than that of Yuan Longping, but in terms of scientific value and significance, both of them deserve to be the greatest people. Scientists are not judged by the worldly vision of who is better. To a certain extent, this is even a kind of contempt and disrespect for scientists. Science knows no borders, and science has no high or low level. As long as it can promote human progress and development, a scientist has completed his work in people's minds and the scientific community.