Lu Yuanjiu

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Lu Yuanjiu
陆元九
Born (1920-01-09) 9 January 1920 (age 101)
Chu County, Anhui, China
Alma materNational Central University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsAutomation
Gyroscope
Inertial navigation system
InstitutionsMinistry of Aerospace Industry
Ministry of Astronautics Industry
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陆元九
Traditional Chinese陸元九

Lu Yuanjiu (born 9 January 1920) is a Chinese physicist. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography[]

Lu was born in Chu County, Anhui, on 9 January 1920.[1][2] His father was a teacher. He attended the Anhui Provincial No.8 Middle School and Jiangsu Provincial Nanjing High School. In November 1937, he was accepted to National Central University.[1] That same year, the Imperial Japanese Army occupied north China, he escaped to Chongqing, where his university relocated.[2] In 1945, he pursued advanced studies in the United States on government scholarships.[2] He earned his doctor's degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the direction of C. S. Dreber.[1][2] After graduation, he became an associate research fellow at the institue.[2] In January 1954, he joined the Laboratory of Ford Motor Company as an engineer.[2]

Lu returned to China in 1956 and that same year became vice dean of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[2] In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, he was deprived of all his work and was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works.[2] He was also brought to be persecuted.[2] He moved to the 520th Research Institute of National Central University in January 1968, and was promoted to director of the 13th Research Institute in January 1978.[2] In January 1984, he became a member of the Standing Committee of Science and Technology Committee of Ministry of Astronautics Industry.

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mao Han (毛菡) (5 November 2018). 陆元九：我国著名的陀螺、惯性导航及自动控制专家 [Lu Yuanjiu: China's famous expert in gyroscope, inertial navigation system and Automation]. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j “口述历史”系列访谈--两院院士陆元九 [A series of interviews on oral history: Lu Yuanjiu, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering]. sina (in Chinese). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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