What are the great inventions of modern China

I. Hybrid Rice (Inventor: Yuan Longping)

Rationale: The second green revolution, solving the problem of global hunger

The western world called hybrid rice "the magic rice of the East". His achievements have not only solved to a large extent the problem of Chinese people's food, but also considered a magic weapon to solve the problem of world hunger in the next century. The international community even regarded hybrid rice as China's fifth major invention after the four great inventions, known as the "second green revolution". Yuan Longping is known as the father of hybrid rice in the world, and his contribution to solving the problem of world hunger has benefited hundreds of millions of people.

Two, synthetic bovine insulin

Rationale: the first artificial synthesis of living organisms

September 17, 1965, Chinese scientists synthesized crystalline bovine insulin for the first time in the world by artificial methods. The synthesis of artificial bovine insulin marked a crucial step in mankind's journey of understanding life and exploring its mysteries, and its significance and impact were enormous. This is the first time ever that human beings have artificially synthesized a living protein. In the past, the world generally believed that life forms were natural, and most thought that it was impossible to synthesize them artificially; the Chinese have made it possible for the first time.

Third, the method of mathematical mechanization (inventor: Wu Wenjun)

Rationale: to inject vitality into the traditional Chinese mathematics

After the Cultural Revolution, Wu Wenjun's research interest turned to the history of mathematics in ancient China, and initiated the research work called mathematical mechanization. Against the background of the great development of computer technology, he inherited and developed the tradition of ancient Chinese mathematics and turned to the study of machine proofs of geometric theorems, which revolutionized the field and became known as "Wu's method".

Wu's mechanized approach to mathematics "transformed traditional Chinese mathematical thought and methods into magic". Newton's invention of calculus, from which Western mathematics prevailed, traditional Chinese mathematics can only "stand aside". But Wu Wenjun was inspired by ancient Chinese mathematics, combined with the principles of contemporary computers, the pioneering invention of the "Wu method".

Four, land-phase oil theory (inventor: Li Siguang scientific research collective)

Rationale: removed the hat of China's oil-poor

China in Daqing, Dagang, Shengli and other places in the successive construction of large oil fields, land-phase into the theory of the role of the role of the oil can not be ignored. Previously, people have always believed that only in the marine stratum can appear large oil fields, Westerners recognized China's oil-poor, because some of China's large Meso-Cenozoic basins are mostly land-phase deposits. After research, our scientists have put forward the theory that large oil fields can be generated in terrestrial deposits as long as the conditions are favorable. The breakthrough in this basic theory has allowed us to discover the oil and gas resources beneath our feet.

V. Laser Phototypesetting of Chinese Characters (Inventor: Academician Wang Xuan)

Rationale: Letting printing say goodbye to "lead and fire" and move toward "light and electricity"

Laser Phototypesetting of Chinese Characters, which is a major breakthrough in basic theory, brought a revolution in the publishing and printing industry. While promoting the spread of Chinese culture, it has also had a profound impact on the printing and publishing industry in Japan, Korea and other countries.

VI. Compound Artemether

Compound Artemether is the first drug with a brand-new chemical structure discovered by China, and it is also the original Chinese drug that has gained wide recognition in the international arena. As of the end of 2005, it has been designated as the first-line drug for malaria treatment by 26 Asian and African countries, which is a milestone in the history of the treatment of malaria, a highly infectious disease.