Born in Shanghai, his ancestral home is Lin 'an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. World-renowned scientist, aerodynamicist, founder of China manned space flight, academician of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering, winner of China's two bombs and one satellite meritorious medal, known as "the father of China's space flight", "the father of China's missiles", "the father of China's automatic control" and "the king of rockets", China's missiles and atomic bombs were launched at least 20 years earlier due to Qian Xuesen's return to China.

Influence commemoration

Qian Xuesen Library and Museum

1May, 995, with the approval of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, Qian Xuesen himself agreed that Xi Jiaotong University named the library Qian Xuesen Library, which was the first library named after a living scientist in China and the only library named after Qian Xuesen with the approval of Qian Xuesen himself in China.

The orientation of the library is to share with Qian Xuesen's deeds, cultural relics and other scientific research and teaching resources, and to establish Qian Xuesen's characteristic database.

1996, Qian Xuesen said deeply in his written speech at the opening ceremony of Qian Xuesen's library: In a sense, without libraries and archives, there would be no Qian Xuesen today.