China science prize

摘要

Chinese physicist Xie Jialin, who pioneered the building of China's first high-energy linear particle accelerator in 1964, and helped to develop its first free-electron laser in 1993, has won his nations top science and technology award, worth 5 million renminbi (US$794,000). The prize -which has been awarded by the country's president annually since 2000 - was presented on 14 February. Architect and town planner Wu Liangyong also won.