There are only two types of hydrogen bombs in the world, and the Yu Min configuration is one of them.
Yu Min's scientific career began at the Institute of Modern Physics, headed by the famous physicist Qian Sanqiang. After years of research in the field of atomic nuclear theory, in 1961, Qian Sanqiang talked to him and gave him the task of exploring the theory of the hydrogen bomb. From then on, Yu Min turned to the study of the principles of the hydrogen bomb, beginning a 28-year period of anonymity.
1, made a research warrant
January 12, 1961, Qian Sanqiang asked Yu Min to his office, serious and secret to him, said: after the Institute of research, reported to the Ministry of the Second Party group approval, decided to ask you to participate in the pre-study of the theory of the hydrogen bomb. Yu Min was 34 years old at the time, has been in the domestic atomic nuclear theory research field pioneering hard work for nearly 10 years and made outstanding achievements. "The rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every man. Without a country, there is no family, how can we emphasize personal interest, ambition and reputation at this time? It is this sense of national anxiety and strong patriotism, prompted Yu Min in the face of such a major, arduous, honorable and sacred task, feel that they can not have another choice, but to accept. After a short ideological struggle, Yu Min resolutely obeyed the organization's decision, and he made up his mind to shift from basic research to the advance research of hydrogen bomb theory.
2.? The father of the Chinese hydrogen bomb? Yu Min: an? unsung hero?
There is always the heart of the red man willing to bow and scrape for the country, there is always the earnest aspirant willing to carry the weight of the nation forward. As one of the important founders of China's nuclear weapons program, he has always been anonymous. ? Showing his face? , Yu Min only experienced twice:
One was in 1999, in recognition of the development of ? Two bombs and one star. At a conference honoring scientific and technological experts who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the "two bombs and one star," he was honored with the "Two Bombs and One Star. Two bombs and a star? Medal of Merit and spoke on behalf of the 23 honored scientists.
Yu Min was last seen in the public eye on January 9, 2015, when he was awarded the Medal of Merit. On that day, he received the only certificate of the National Top Science and Technology Award that year.
3. China's hydrogen bombs are tunnel-domestic .
Yu Min, who has not studied abroad, is a self-effacing ? authentic domestic? The exploration of the theory of the hydrogen bomb is a completely new field, which was then classified by the nuclear powers as a top secret involving national security. Therefore, to realize a theoretical breakthrough in the development of the hydrogen bomb in a short period of time was by no means an easy task. As the mainframe computer time is very tight, in order to speed up the research, Yu Min and his team were almost always immersed in mountains of data calculations. Northwest nuclear weapons development base is located in Qinghai Plateau, where researchers eat sand mixed with steamed buns, drinking bitter alkaline water, the vast Gobi sand and stones, gusts of wind like a knife, winter temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius, the road is as frozen as a rubbing board.
In June 1967, China's first hydrogen bomb air-delivered explosion test was successful, China became the world's fourth country with a hydrogen bomb. From the first atomic bomb explosion to the first hydrogen bomb test success, the United States used more than seven years, China used only two years and eight months.?