Wu Tianyi from from Beijing, , Beijing, China- -
11/12/2012 6:56:52 AM
My hero is: Qian Quesen. My Hero
My hero in my heart is Qian Xuesen. He is one of the most outstanding scientists in Chinese history. The great accomplishment that he made not only stimulates my interests of science but also gives me power to study and explore.
Qian Xuesen was born in Hangzhou on December 11, 1911. In August 1935 Qian left China on a Boxer Rebellion Indemnity Scholarship to study mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Master of Science degree from MIT a year later. After 20 years studying and working in America, Qian Xuesen established a reputation as one of the leading rocket scientists in the United States, but it couldn’t stop him coming back to the country where he was born and grew up. He overcame so many difficulties that he got back to China eventually. With the contribution of Qian launched the rocket successfully in 1960 and started the man-made satellite program in 1965. In 1979 Qian was awarded Caltech's Distinguished Alumni Award. In 1992 China launched its manned space program and used Qian's research as the basis for the Long March rocket which successfully launched the Shenzhou V mission in October 2003. In 2008, he was named Aviation Week and Space Technology Person of the Year. In 2008, China Central Television named Qian as one of the eleven most inspiring people in China. He died at the age of 97 on October 31, 2009 in Beijing. In July 2009, the Omega Alpha Association named Qian one of four Honorary Members in the international systems engineering honor society.
I admire him for his patriot feelings, the sprit of exploration and the significant contribution to the country. He is my compass in my life. Whenever I get into trouble or difficulties, I would always remind him of his hard time in America. Though he had to contend with continued obstruction, he hold up to the dream of going back home. His strong will and belief branded in my heart and inspire me to get through the hard depressed time. Gradually, he becomes my anchor to my sprit and plays an important role in my life.
I am growing with flying time, but his imagination is always kept in my mind and worth being remembered forever.
Che Xunru from from Beijing, , , China- -
11/12/2012 5:48:20 AM
My hero is: Qian Xuesen. In my opinion,QianXuesen is a hero. He was a scientist famous both at home and abroad and he was the founder of China’s space industry. He graduated from Jiao Tong University in 1934. He went to America for further education in 193
5,when he studied hard and gained knowledge for the study later. In 1953,he put forward the concept of physical mechanics, expressed the idea of studying an object in microcosmic ways and opened up a new domain of high temperature and high pressure. In 1955,he came back to China. Since then, he devoted himself to the cause of inventing atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs and man-made satellites. He also wrote many books
and got the honor of National outstanding contribution scientist. The reason why I think he is a hero is he has made great contributions to the cause of inventing atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs and man-made
satellites in our country. He also loved his country. He studied overseas but didn’t forget his own country and got back to repay it. Of course, he kept his resolution and had a strong belief. That’s why I admire Qian Xuesen.
Also, he has made great influences in my life. Since I like physics very much, his experiences motivated me to study physics harder and gave me passion as well. I learned his attitude towards studying physics and his spirits.
Zhang Yunyi from from Beijing, , , China- -
11/12/2012 2:55:48 AM
My hero is: Galileo. Galileo Galilei, who was born in 15th February, 1564, was a famous Italian physicist and astronomer. He is known for his great contributions in many subjects, among which the most famous is Heliocentrism. Though it was thought to be wrong by Roman Inquisition, Galileo didn’t give up trying to convince the people to believe his point. Finally, in 1642, the 77-year-old Galileo was buried by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Basilica of Santa Croce. I treat him as my hero, only because his confidence to challenge what people in authority claim to be true. As we all know, the wrong thinks will stop our society developing. Galileo made contributions in science, and helped us to develop our technology and live a happy life. He also had a brave heart to follow the truth and die for his career. So we should respect him as a hero, and always remember him.
Qian Zhaoyi from from Beijing, , , China- -
11/11/2012 5:48:26 AM
My hero is: Yuan Longping. Throughout our lives, we have known about many people who did something meaningful in a multitude of areas on history. If I have the chance to nominate a hero, I hope to choose the greatest Chinese agronomist, Yuan Longping, to appreciate his contribution in saving the hunger all over the world and to express my admiration for his attitude toward work, which led to his success.
Yuan devoted himself assiduously to the research in hybrid rice during his career. In 1975, he made hybrid rice seeds successfully. It was truly a historical accomplishment that his invention has helped increase the grain output at an unprecedented rate. In 2000, Yuan carried out another project and finally cultivated super rice. After that, he began to cooperate with many foreign researchers to popularize hybrid rice and super rice around the world.
In addition, not only his great creativity but also his attitude toward work fascinates me. Yuan began to work at an early age and was well known for his focus and determination. He also worked on his experiments with extraordinary intensity. He failed millions of times but he always tried over and over again. Perhaps the best illustration of his working methods is that only hard work can lead to success, which inspires me to practice perseverance more often.
So, I strongly recommend Yuan Longping as a history maker because of his great devotion and unbelievable persistence. I’m sure that his experiences will give us lessons on how to succeed and stimulate us to work harder and harder. Let us be up and pursuing with a heart for any fate, because life is real and earnest.
Tayln Watters from from corunna, , michigan, U.S.A- -
2/13/2007 1:57:24 AM
My hero is: Sylvia Earle . She saves plants and founded the Hummbrella Hydra plant
Denise Aiani from from Simi Valley, , California, USA- -
3/26/2006 1:21:00 PM
My hero is: . My hero is my now retired principal Sherry LaCost. She began her teaching career in a small rural school where they needed a teacher for a multiple level class and she was the oldest so she taught the class. She became a principal in this rural commuinity and eventually she and her husband moved to Southern California. I met Sherry when she was a principal of another school and I was a part-time Science teacher. She challenged and supported and encouraged me in subtle effective ways until I amazed myself. When she was transferred to another school another teacher and I went with her. She was sad to not finish out her programs at the old school. I told her there was trouble at this school, and she was a bridge builder and was chosen to build bridges here. The new school had parents out of control verbally abusing the teachers, students on the verge of violence, and scores lowest in the district. Poverty and second language populations were growing and no one was reaching them. Her new ideas were challenging. The entire top level, all fourth, fifth and sixth grade teachers left. She led our schoool through major changes of attitude, respect, achievement, and changed my life as a teacher. At one point she raised enough funds to take every student and staff of the school on a train ride up the California Coast-no one took these kids anywhere! Everyone I know who has ever met Sherry LaCost has been positively changed by her spirit, hope, encouragement, support, integrity, compassion, courage, and commen sense. All this from a woman who became a principal by taking one test and accepting her first position because no one else would take it!
Bryant from from cortland, , NY, U.S.A.- -
2/8/2006 4:44:00 AM
My hero is:
Sally Ride. Sally ride
Dr. Sally Ride is the first astronaut woman to go to outer space.
Her very first mission was to deploy and retrieve satellites. That mission’s name was
STS-7.
In 1987 Dr. Ride left NASA to become a science fellow at Stanford’s University for security and arms control.
When Dr. Sally Ride had first seen what the press had written about her, she realized that she had proved that a determined person can do anything, despite traditional boundaries.
qt44 from from glenburnie, , , canada- -
1/27/2006 10:58:00 AM
My hero is: madame curie. Because she was brave and invented the 1st mobile x-ray machine. she was also the 1st woman to receive the nobel prize for science. she is awesome
poppy adrianne s from from Bandung, , , Indonesia- -
11/11/2005 9:21:00 PM
My hero is: Albert Einstein. he save my life with his science.he make my life full color.he open the door to every my dreams.he taugh me everything and I`ll keep it inside.Albe
Young Einstein before the Einsteins moved from Germany to Italy.
Einstein rt einstein was born march 14 1879.He proposed the theory of relativity.he was awarded of 1921 Nobel Prize for physcisEinstein himself was deeply concerned with the social impact of scientific discovery. His reverence for all creation, his belief in the grandeur, beauty, and sublimity of the universe (the primary source of inspiration in science), his awe for the scheme that is manifested in the material universe—all of these show through in his work and philosophy.
Gianna R from from runnemede, , nj, usa- -
5/10/2005 7:44:00 AM
My hero is: Gianna R. Glenn Schwartz
Meteorologist
Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz was named NBC 10's chief meteorologist on November 28, 2002, and in the same year, he co-authored The Philadelphia Area Weather Book.
Schwartz joined NBC 10 in October 1995. Prior to that, he worked as the meteorologist for WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, and WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. In Ft. Myers, he covered Hurricane Andrew on his first day on the air.
Schwartz got his nickname when he worked at WNYW-TV in New York City from 1986-1990. An anchorman dubbed him "Hurricane" after watching old footage of Schwartz being blown around in one. As a Hurricane Specialist for The Weather Channel in Atlanta from 1985 - '86, he produced hurricane documentaries for the network and the National Science Foundation. He also became the network's first "hurricane chaser."
In 1979-'83, Schwartz began his TV Meteorology career with WAGA-TV in Atlanta. Before joining WAGA, he was the Disaster Preparedness Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Atlanta. His experience and interest with hurricanes began with the National Hurricane Center in Miami from 1974-1977. From 1972-1974, Schwartz worked at Accu-Weather in State College, Pennsylvania, providing radio forecasts for numerous clients.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Schwartz attended Central High School and went on to graduate from Penn State receiving a B.S. degree in Meteorology.
Being the recipient of numerous awards including an Emmy, Schwartz is most proud of being voted "one of the 30 greatest Philadelphians of the past 30 years" in 1998.
Schwartz and his wife Wynette reside in Lower Merion. He is a lifetime Philadelphia sports fan, and his hobbies include racquetball, softball, and of course, chasing hurricanes.
Question
1) If you met Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz, what would you ask him?
Do you enjoy your job as a meteorologist? Why are you nicknamed “Hurricane”?
Mayeli E. Quiroz from from Flemington, , New Jersey, Unated States- -
4/1/2005 10:07:00 AM
My hero is: Sally Ride. Sally Ride is my hero because she is an inspiration for me. I want to be an astronaut, and she encourages me. She told me that science and space was very fun.
daniel from from baton rouge, , louisiana, United States of America- -
10/14/2004 9:33:00 AM
My hero is: Leonardo Da vinci. The phrase "there is a fine line between genius and insanity" has bounced around inside the rings of my ears on innumerable occasions in my life. When Approached with such a phrase, I tend to hear the sounds the words create resonating like some ill-struck chord on the somewhat tune deaf organ of my mind. My hero, Leonardo Da Vinci, did not only embrace such a chord and such a tune, but the song of his entire life was built upon those exact notes. Born on the fifteenth of April 1452, Leonardo Da Vinci started small. However, being born and raised in a small farmhouse did very little, if anything, to hinder a boy who would soon become the focal point of the artistic, scientific, and medical worlds of his own age and of many ages to come. Leonardo and his father moved to Florence, Italy when he was barely seventeen. This would come to be the beginning of Leonardo’s artistic education, as he would soon study under the most famous artist and sculptor of that time, Andrea del Verrocchio. Leonardo soon surpassed his teacher and painted what are now some of the most famous paintings that will ever exist. Leonardo did not stop in the artistic world; he soon became fascinated with the human body. In order to please such a fascination, Leonardo would often dig up the corpses of dead criminals and proceed to perform some of the first autopsies ever recorded. Not only did this educate the medical world but he also used this knowledge to paint and draw some of the most realistic and influential pieces of human based art that will ever be created. Leonardo would push the envelope even further in the later years of his life by delving into the engineering and science fields. Leonardo drew design plans for things that would not be built until thousands of years later. The tank, the machine gun and the helicopter are just a few of his remarkably genius inventions. Leonardo Da Vinci defines the line between genius and insanity and that is precisely why I chose him as my hero.
tarek Said from from Giza, , Cairo, Egypt- -
7/16/2004 12:56:00 AM
My hero is: Dr.Ahmed Zwail. Ahmed Zwail was an ordinary egyptian farmer but he had a dream to be a great one. He dreamed of becoming a medic but he joined the science faculty. He is a professor of chemistry in an American univesity. He gained the Noble Prize for dicovering the phemtosecond. I always dreamed of becoming a man like him.
Jenny Fulton from from Bethany, , Ontario, Canada- -
1/22/2004 1:44:00 PM
My hero is: David Suzuki. David Suzuki is one of Canada’s well-known scientists and happens to be one of my hero’s. He also carries a global reputation as a geneticist, professor, public lecturer, and environmental and civil rights activist. Suzuki was born in Vancouver British Columbia on March 24, 1936. He is a third- generation Japanese- Canadian and was raised in the back of the family’s dry cleaners shop. When he was a boy his father would take him on camping trips and point out all the birds, animals, trees, and plants they saw. During the Second World War the Suzuki’s were sent, in 1942, to live in an internment camp at Slocan, British Columbia. Spending four years in squalid conditions, he still excelled in school but his inability to speak Japanese isolated him from his peers.
After graduating he earned a B.A. in Biology, he continued his graduate studies, earning a Ph.D. in Zoology at the University of Chicago in 1961. He moved back to his home province of British Columbia and became a Zoology Professor at the University of British Columbia. There, Suzuki gained international recognition for his research into temperature-sensitive genetic mutations in fruit flies. This won him, for three years running (1969-71), the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, presented to Canada’s Best Young Scientist Under 35. This also marked a breakthrough in biological pest control as these heat-sensitive insects could now be mated with ordinary fruit flies — which damage crops and bother humans — to produce a generation that would die during the first hot spell. His discoveries drew the attention of scientists around the world, and, in 1968, Suzuki served as Canadian delegate to the International Congress of Genetics in Tokyo.
By 1979, CBC merged Science Magazine with the popular Nature of Things (already into its 15th season), making Suzuki a global star. By 1984, The Nature of Things was the CBC’s most-watched program generating more foreign sales for the network than any other CBC production. David Suzuki is also the author of 18 books.
Suzuki’s many honors include being named Outstanding Japanese-Canadian of the Year in 1972, winning a Canadian Human Rights Foundation Award in 1975 and a Governor General’s Award for Conservation in 1985. Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1976, Suzuki has claimed several Gemini and ACTRA awards for his broadcast works.
I am interested in the works of David Suzuki because I am concerned about the environment and our global problems. I am also interested in becoming a zoologist and environmentalist.
Sonia from from Los Angeles, , Ca, United States- -
My hero is:
Kirsten"Sally" Ride. Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951 in California.At the age of 10, she became a wonderful tennis player and even won
a scholership to Westlake private school for girls.In 1968 she attended Swarthmore College, but dropped out to play professional tennis player.Within 3 months,she decided that she wasn't good enough ,dropped out and enrolled in Stanford University.She was a Ph.D and was looking for work in Astrophysics.Then she read about NASA's request for astronauts.More than 8000 men and women applied and only 35 people were accepted.6 women were accepted,and Sally was one of them.
After many months of training,she became a radio transmitter.She trained for another year,and when ready,she became the first American woman in Space.In 1983 she had an eight day mission in space on the spaceship The Challenger.She went again,in 1884,but in 1986,when she prepared to travel,The Challenger blew up.
In total,Sally spent 343 hours in space.She retired in 1987.She became a professor in physics in a University in California and encourages college students to study Math and Science.Sally has also written books for children about her travels.
I admire Sally because she was a pioneer;the first American woman in space.I have always wanted to become an astronaut,and reading about her encourages me to study more about Science and Math.
