Zhou Guangzhao | |
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周光召 | |
Born | Changsha, Hunan, China | May 15, 1929
Died | August 17, 2024 | (aged 95)
Alma mater | Tsinghua University Beijing University |
Occupation | Physicist |
Years active | 1957–2024 |
Organization(s) | Joint Institute for Nuclear Research China Academy of Engineering Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute European Organization for Nuclear Research US National Academy of Sciences |
Website | royalsociety.org/guangzhao-zhou |
Zhou Guangzhao ForMemRS (Chinese: 周光召; pinyin: Zhōu Guāngzhāo; May 15, 1929 – August 17, 2024) was a Chinese theoretical physicist who served as President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1987 to 1997.[1]