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Qian Xuesen Quotes

1911–2009 China

Qian Xuesen (in English Hsue-Shen Tsien or H.S. Tsien; December 11, 1911 – October 31, 2009) was a Chinese scientist and pioneer for engineering cybernetics, who made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both the United States and People's Republic of China.

China
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Mathematicians
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Also known as: Tsien Hsue-shen

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I do not plan to come back. I have no reason to come back.. I plan to do my best to help the Chinese people build up the nation to where they can live with dignity and happiness.

Qian (1955)

An engineering science aims to organize the design principles used in engineering practice into a discipline and thus to exhibit the similarities between different areas of engineering practice and to emphasize the power of fundamental concepts. In short, an engineering science is predominated by theoretical analysis and very often uses the tool of advanced mathematics.

Engineering cybernetics (1954)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Qian Xuesen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.