Prof. Qian Xuesen
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Qian Xuesen (钱学森; 11 December 1911 – 31 October 2009; also spelled as Hsue-shen Tsien) was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics.
Qian Xuesen was a Chinese aerodynamicist and cyberneticist who worked at Caltech and MIT. He contributed to rocket science and engineering cybernetics, and later founded China's missile and space program.
Learn about the life and achievements of Tsien Hsue-shen (Qian Xuesen), the leading rocket scientist who founded China's space program after being expelled from the US as a Red. Discover his contributions to rocket theory, supersonic flight, and nuclear rockets.
Dec 9, 2009 · Perhaps no one better embodies the irony of the cold-war era than Qian Xuesen, also known as Tsien Hsue-shen, the Chinese rocket scientist who died on 31 October at the age of 97.
- Jane Qiu
- 2009
Oct 31, 2009 · Hsue-Shen Tsien, a Chinese/American physicist, died Oct. 31, 2009, at the age of 97 (modern spelling reforms have altered his name to Qian Xuesen, but we will retain the form used when he was alive).
Tsien Hsue-Shen (Aeronautics PhD '39) was a student of von Kármán and a founder of JPL. He passed away in 2009 and was honored by Caltech for his contributions to science and engineering.
Nov 1, 2009 · Qian, also known as Tsien Hsue-shen, died Saturday in Beijing, China’s state news agency reported. The cause was not given.
