42 significant contributors honored medals and titles
'The people's scientist':
Ye Peijian, aerospace engineer, born January 1945
Ye specializes in deep-space exploration at the China Academy of Space Technology and is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a senior space expert. Known as the Father of Chang'e, he stands out as one of the most prominent scientists in China's space program. He has won a special honor of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
Wu Wenjun, mathematician, born May 1919, died May 2017
Wu became well-known in mathematics in the late 1940s for his contribution to topology, one of the field's major areas. His work has been described by mathematicians as pioneering, and some of his theories have been included in textbooks. The Wu formula and Minor Planet No 7683 were named after him.
