In his youth, Gao Shiqi was deeply influenced by the spirit of the May 4th Movement-"democracy and science" and went to the United States for further study with the ideal of "saving the country through science". During the period of 1928, he was unfortunately infected with encephalitis virus in an experiment while studying for a doctoral degree at the Institute of Medicine of the University of Chicago, resulting in an incurable disability for life. However, Gao Shiqi completed the doctoral program with amazing perseverance and joined the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Public Health.
After returning to China, Gao Shiqi worked in Nanjing Central Hospital. He hated the collusion between the hospital and the corrupt officials of the Kuomintang officialdom, and resolutely changed his name to "Gao Shiqi", solemnly declaring that "no officials are needed except people, and no money is needed except gold". At the same time, he resigned angrily and came to Shanghai. Inspired by the new style of "scientific sketch", he began to create popular science works and found a way to contribute science to the public.
1937, Gao Shiqi went through hardships and came to Yan 'an, the holy land of revolution. 1949 In September, Gao Shiqi attended the first plenary session of China People's Political Consultative Conference and started a new life. From 1954, Gao Shiqi was elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress, and from 1979, Gao Shiqi was elected as a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and a director of the Chinese Writers Association. 1978, Gao Shiqi and people in the field of popular science initiated the establishment of the Chinese Association of Popular Science Writers. This proposal quickly won the attention and support of the central leading comrades. 1979 China popular science writers association was formally established. 1980 was elected as a member, consultant and honorary chairman of China association for science and technology.
From the age of 23 to 83, Gao Shiqi wrote millions of words in his 60-year disability career. He said that he is willing to become a microwave, a spray and a spring breeze in the ocean of knowledge, and raise the scientific sails with everyone, help each other in the same boat and advance at full speed! He said so and did the same. Since 1949, he has written about 750,000 words of scientific essays and popular science papers, created more than 2,800 lines of scientific poems and written 18 books. His major works include: Exposing the Secret of Lilliput, The Origin of Life, Fighting Infectious Diseases, Our Mother in the Soil, Talking about Glasses, Accidents in Steelmaking, Gao Shiqi's Scientific Essays, and Gao Shiqi's Selected Works of Popular Science Creation.
195565438+1On October 20th, Fuzhou was bombed by warplanes in Taiwan Province province, which caused a fire. On May 30th, 1955, Gao Shiqi was appointed by NPC Standing Committee to visit Fuzhou. During the 12 days of inspection in Fuzhou, Gao Shiqi listened to the opinions of people from all walks of life in Fuzhou, and made a report on food purchase and sale, culture, education and health, disaster relief work, municipal construction and other aspects, namely "Comprehensive Report on Inspection Work in Fuzhou". His love for his hometown cannot be expressed in words.
1935, Gao Shiqi wrote the first scientific paper "The Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation of Bacteria", which was published in the bimonthly "Reading Life". From then on, until/kloc-0 left Shanghai in August, 937, it was the most vigorous period of his scientific sketch creation. With stiff and trembling hands, he wrote nearly a hundred scientific sketches. Although he also wrote many scientific papers and poems since then, I think the best part of his works was written during this period.
1April, 936, Gao Shiqi's first collection of scientific essays, Our Heroes Against the Enemy (co-authored with others), was published by Reading Life Publishing House.
1June, 936, Gao Shiqi's first collection of scientific essays, The Big Bacteria Restaurant, was published by Popular Culture Publishing House.
At the beginning of 1937, Gao Shiqi's fourth collection of scientific essays "Anti-Japanese War and Epidemic Prevention" (later renamed "Capturing Japs alive" and "Microbiological ramble") was published by Reading Life Publishing House.
From 1936, Gao Shiqi serialized "Biography of Germ" in the Journal of Primary and Secondary Schools, and published a chapter in each issue until 1937 wrote the last chapter. These articles were later edited into Jules Autobiography, which was published by Ming Kai Bookstore on 194 1 year 1 month.
At the request of Tao Xingzhi, Gao Shiqi wrote a book called Panorama of Microbes. Translate History of Bacteriology at the request of the quarterly magazine of Zhongshan Culture and Education Center; He also wrote many scientific papers on the manuscripts of Enlightened Middle School Handbook, Popular Science, Shenbao Weekly, New Youth Bimonthly, Reading Bimonthly, Women's Handbook, Li Bao and Lin Yan.
A striking feature of Gao Shiqi's works is its militancy. He wrote to fight. His works, like a sharp dagger, stabbed the Kuomintang reactionaries.
Gao Shiqi eulogized white blood cells with extremely full political enthusiasm in his second scientific paper "Our Heroes Against the Enemy":
"White blood cells, this is the enemy hero we admire. These little heroes don't know what non-resistance means. When the enemy invades, they are always at the forefront ... when they encounter strange objects, they will attack, surround and annex them. Really respectable. " "Blood white ball especially hate bacteria. Once the vicious things like bacteria invade the internal tissues of human body, white blood cells will immediately mobilize to surround them ... "Here, readers can understand the author's intention of writing this article without adding any comments.
The language of Gao Shiqi's scientific sketches is vivid, lively, vivid and lively. For example, Gao Shiqi skillfully used Fengyang Hua Gutiao to write about the harm of mosquitoes and the suffering of working people in the old society in the article "Listening to Girls Playing Flower Drum Talking about Mosquitoes", which has a strong artistic appeal:
"This is a good place to speak hutong dialect.
Since the emergence of Anopheles mosquitoes, nine out of ten people have panicked;
Large families hang gauze curtains, small families light mosquito-repellent incense,
I don't have mosquito-repellent incense, and I run around with malaria.
Talk about Ryan, talk about Ryan, Ryan has problems every year,
Gullies are not repaired, sewage rises, and cockroaches become mosquito goddesses;
How many people were bitten by her, how many people died of illness,
Health does not kill Anopheles mosquitoes, and cold and heat are everywhere.
Talk about Ryan, talk about Ryan, Ryan has problems every year,
Flies used to compete for jobs, but now mosquitoes use knives and guns.
Dead laborers in the streets, crying beggars,
I'm still seven minutes full. How can I buy golden cream? "
Gao Shiqi left us a lot of popular science literature, from which we can appreciate the scientific demeanor of scientists, which is a valuable scientific heritage.