Yu Min

Chinese nuclear physicist

Yu Min (Chinese: 于敏; pinyin: Yú Mǐn; 16 August 1926 – 16 January 2019) was a Chinese nuclear physicist. He was an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was also a recipient of Two Bombs, One Satellite Achievement Medal.[1] He was born in Tianjin in August 1926.[2] He was known for his development of the H-bomb.

Yu died in Beijing on 16 January 2019, aged 92.[3]

References

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  1. 两弹一星元勋:于敏 [Bombs and one satellite fathers: Yu Min] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  2. "Chinese nuclear physicist Yu Min receives nation's top science award". Shanghai Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  3. "中国"氢弹之父"于敏去世 享年93岁" (in Chinese). 163.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.