Cheng Kaijia | |||||||||
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Died | 17 November 2018 | (aged 100)||||||||
Alma mater | Zhejiang University University of Edinburgh | ||||||||
Scientific career | |||||||||
Fields | Nuclear physics Nuclear engineering | ||||||||
Doctoral advisor | Max Born | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 程開甲 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 程开甲 | ||||||||
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Cheng Kaijia (Chinese: 程开甲; 3 August 1918 – 17 November 2018), also known as Kai Chia Cheng,[1][2] was a Chinese nuclear engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a pioneer and key figure in Chinese nuclear weapon development. He is known as one of the founding fathers of Two Bombs, One Satellite.[3]