S. C. Wang or Shou Chin Wang 王守竞 (1904-1984)

He is the first Chinese theoretical physicist. He works on molecular quantum mechanics. He entered the field of quantum mechanics at its early stage and did solid work at an early age. Yet, he left academia by realizing that only industry could save China during the war time, not quantum mechanics. He is the brother of Ming Chen Wang.

1904, born Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu Province, China

1922, entered Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

1925, M.S. in physics at Cornell University

1925, M.A. in literature at Harvard University

1927, Ph.D. in physics at Columbia University

1929-1931, professor and chairman of Department of Physics at Zhejiang University, China

1931-1933, professor and chairman of Department of Physics at Peking University, China

1933-1943, due to the Japanese invasion during WWII, called by the Chinese government, he left academia and became involved in the manufacture industry producing significant military and civil goods for China.

1943-1949, worked in the Chinese embassy in the US

1949-1969, returned academia and worked in MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the US

1984 passed away in the US

Publications

E. H. Kennard and S. C. Wang, Forces on a Rigid Magnetized Conductor, Phys. Rev. 27, 460 (1926)

S. C. Wang, On the Configuration of a Lorentz Electron Moving Arbitrarily Along a Straight Line, Phys. Rev. 28, 1309 (1926)

S. C. Wang, The Problem of the Normal Hydrogen Molecule in the New Quantum Mechanics, Phys. Rev. 31, 579 (1928)

Harold W. Webb and S. C. Wang, The Excitation of Sodium by Ionized Mercury Vapor, Phys. Rev. 33, 329 (1929)

S. C. Wang, On the Asymmetrical Top in Quantum Mechanics, Phys. Rev. 34, 243 (1929)