On 9 January 1896, Mao Yisheng was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. He is a famous bridge expert, civil engineering scientist and educator of China.
Mao received a modern education including maths, science and arts. He graduated from Tangshan Engineering College in 1916. In 1917, he was accepted into America’s Cornell University where he earned his Master’s degree. Then he moved to Carnegie Mellon University where he became the first PhD student in the university’s history. His dissertation (博士论文) contributed greatly to bridge theory in the 1920s.
Dr. Mao is considered as the founder (奠基人) of modern bridge engineering in China. He designed Qiantang River Bridge, the first road-and-railway bridge designed and built by a Chinese.
He also took part in the design of China’s first modern bridge—Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.
Moreover, Dr. Mao also led the design of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He became an academician (院士) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955, and the first Chinese scientist to be awarded the title of a foreign academician of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 1982.
Dr. Mao worked in five famous universities. He greatly influenced Chinese engineering education by introducing new teaching methods.
Dr. Mao passed away in 1989. He was awarded the title of “the most beautiful fighter” in 2019. Mao Yisheng plays an important role in Chinese structural engineering.
Mao Yisheng | |
| Personal information | >He was born in 1896 and >He is a bridge expert, scientist and educator. |
| Education experiences | >He received a modern education. >After graduating from Tangshan Engineering College, he went >His dissertation made a great contribution to bridge theory in the 1920s. |
| >He was the chief designer of two famous modern bridges and the Great Hall of the People. >He was an academician of >He introduced new teaching methods to Chinese engineering education. | |
| Praise | >Awarded “the most beautiful fighter”, he is of great |
