钱学森之子辟谣

“人再笨还学不会微积分吗？”这句话近年来在网络上热传，网友声称其出自“两弹一星”元勋钱学森先生。

A much-circulated quote on Chinese social media — "No matter how dumb a person is, can't they still learn calculus?" — has long been attributed to Qian Xuesen, the pioneer of China's space program. However, the scientist's son, Qian Yonggang, has now publicly refuted the claim.

据科技日报5月30日报道，钱学森之子、上海交通大学钱学森图书馆馆长钱永刚在采访中辟谣称，钱学森先生从未说过这句话。

The younger Qian, who also serves as curator of the Qian Xuesen Library at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, stated clearly that his father never made such a remark, according to a report by Science and Technology Daily on Saturday.

对于“钱学森给美国学生出难题”的故事，钱永刚也进行了回应。

在美国任教时期，许多钱学森的学生曾被他出的考题难倒过，拿到的分数也惨不忍睹，钱学森给的评语也可谓“毫不留情”。这段故事也让钱老成为了网友眼中的“天才过滤器”“智商碾压器”。

He did, however, confirm another well‑known anecdote about his father: the famously difficult exams Qian Xuesen set for his students while teaching in the United States. Many of those students failed or scored abysmally low, and the feedback they received from Qian was unsparing.

钱永刚告诉记者，钱学森这一做法带有独特的时代烙印。

而在回国任教后，学生眼里的钱学森则是一个非常和蔼可亲的老师，但有时也“不饶人”，出的题中国学生也答不出来。

钱学森祖籍浙江杭州，是享誉世界的科学家，被誉为 “中国航天之父”“中国导弹之父”。

他早年赴美深造，师从名家并取得卓越学术成就，新中国成立后毅然放弃优渥生活，历经五年软禁仍初心不改，最终冲破阻挠归国效力。

Early in his career, Qian Xuesen studied under leading experts in the United States and achieved remarkable academic success.

Despite his high salary and comfortable life in the US, Qian remained concerned about his home country's development. In October 1955, Qian braved all the difficulties and finally made his way back to the Chinese mainland.

回国后，他牵头组建科研机构，主持研制导弹、人造卫星等国之重器，奠定了中国航天与国防科技的根基。

After returning to China, he was appointed leader of the country's missile and space programs and contributed extensively to China's military modernization in the 1960s and 1970s.

钱学森曾说：

“我的事业在中国，我的归宿在中国。”

“我要尽最大力量来建设自己的国家，让中国人民过上幸福有尊严的生活。”

今天，5月30日

是第十个全国科技工作者日

向国之脊梁致敬！