Zhang Wenyu

Zhang Wenyu
张文裕
Bronze statue of Zhang Wenyu
Born(1910-01-09)9 January 1910
Died5 November 1992(1992-11-05) (aged 82)
Beijing, China
Alma materYenching University
University of Cambridge
SpouseWang Chengshu
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Doctoral advisorErnest Rutherford
Notable studentsTsung-Dao Lee
Yang Chen-Ning
Tang Aoqing
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Wényù
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Bûn-jū
Tâi-lôTiunn Bûn-jū
Zhang Shaoyue
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Shàoyuè
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Siáu-ga̍k
Tâi-lôTiunn Siáu-ga̍k

Zhang Wenyu (9 January 1910 – 5 November 1992) was a Chinese physicist who served as director of the Institute of High Energy Physics from 1973 to 1984. He was one of the founders of cosmic ray research and high energy experimental physics in China.[1][2] He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

  1. ^ Grodzins, Lee (February 1994). "Obituaries: Zhang Wen-Yu". Physics Today. 47 (2): 116. doi:10.1063/1.2808417.
  2. ^ 功勋人物谱科技篇:中国宇宙线研究的创始人——张文裕. qq.com (in Chinese). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.