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Tsinghua University in 1966
This photo captures the fervor and madness in the beginning of the Cultural Revolution: on August 24, 1966, students in Beijing clamored to tear down Tsinghua University’s western-styled gate, established in 1911. A giant statue of Mao would replace…
Scientists Ludwig Prandtl, Qian Xuesen, and Theodore von Karman
Ludwig Prandtl (German scientist), Tsien Hsue-sen (Chinese scientist), Theodore von Kármán (Hungarian-American scientist). Prandtl served for Germany; von Kármán and Tsien served for US Army; after 1956, Tsien served for China (Tsien was deported by…
The Qian family in 1955
Allegations that Qian was a Communist effectively led to the suspension of his security clearance with the US Army, but his actual political allegiance at that time remains a mystery today. He was under house arrest for three years before leaving for…
Dr. Chang and his peer Chinese scientists during their studies at Cal Tech, early 1940s.
Five scientists with distinctive career paths.
St. Rita School
Photograph of young, male Catholic school students posing in a line with their sister-teacher.