At ten o'clock sharp, viewers across the country who followed the official channel were honored to witness the live broadcast of this grand event.
As the speakers on stage delivered impassioned speeches, the audience seated below were the nation's top researchers, representing diverse fields from across the country. From engineering technology to basic natural sciences, encompassing every aspect both well-known and unknown, those invited to sit here have made significant contributions and are no ordinary researchers.
At this moment, everyone maintained a solemn expression and listened quietly to the speaker on the stage.
The spokesperson passionately recalled the history of the country's scientific and technological development and looked forward to the future of scientific research. Their future is becoming a real reality through the step-by-step efforts of scientific researchers.
I thanked all the hardworking scientific researchers across the country... Soon, we entered the important topic of the day, which was the award ceremony that everyone in the venue was looking forward to.
As is customary, the first award was the 2012 National Highest Science and Technology Award. Before the ceremony, the spokesperson announced the winners, and everyone held their breath in concentration.
The winners of the 2012 National Highest Science and Technology Award are Academician Zheng Laozheng, one of the founders and pioneers of domestic explosion mechanics and one of the organizers and leaders of the construction and development of the Chinese mechanics discipline. He has long presided over the formulation of the development plan of the mechanics discipline, advocated the establishment of many new mechanics disciplines, and made important academic contributions.
And Academician Wang Laowang, a renowned domestic radar expert and a pioneer and founder of the modern early warning aircraft industry. Since the 1960s, Wang Laowang has been at the forefront of international radar technology, leading the successful development of China's first three-coordinate radar, reaching internationally advanced levels and setting a precedent in China's radar field.
Each of these two people is a pioneer and founder who created a certain scientific research field in China almost from scratch. They deserve such brilliant honors at such an age and at such a time.
The moment the list of winners and the winners' resumes were announced, thunderous applause from the audience resounded throughout the venue. Amid the applause, the two elderly men came on stage and were awarded this highest honor by the leaders, which was also the best reward for their lifelong struggle for the country. Everyone in the audience paid high respects to the two winners.
After the highest science and technology award is awarded, it becomes the natural science award that domestic insiders are most concerned about.
Compared with the National Highest Science and Technology Award, which symbolizes lifelong honor, the Natural Science and Technology Award is intended to be awarded to citizens who have clarified natural phenomena, characteristics and laws and made major scientific discoveries in basic research in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, life sciences, and applied basic research in information, materials, engineering technology and other fields. This award is more like a major achievement award.
This award is given to individuals who have made the greatest contributions to basic and applied basic research in China during the year. The National Natural Science Award is divided into two levels: First Prize and Second Prize. The selection process is rigorous, with the goal of ensuring no one is left unqualified. The National Natural Science Award's First Prize may remain vacant.
As of this year, the first prize has gone vacant for two consecutive years, in 2010 and 2011. This year marks the third year, and will it remain vacant again? The previous recipient of this honor was the 2009 Flora of China, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Going back one year, the previous record was in 2006.
The rigorous selection process and difficulty of obtaining the National Natural Science First Prize are easily apparent from the fact that the award is often given out for only two or three years, with no awards given for even half of the ten-year period. This rigorous selection process and the difficulty of obtaining it further underscore the weight and honor of this award.
In the past year, two super achievements have emerged in the mathematics community. Although the National Natural Science and Technology Awards are more inclined towards applied fields, world-class super achievements such as the proof of the Goldbach conjecture and the NS-equation should still be carefully considered.
After the National Highest Science and Technology Award was presented, many people in the venue couldn't help but gather their gazes towards Kyoto University, looking at the person who was arguably the youngest person present, yet also had the most outstanding academic achievements.
Previously, Professor Hua, Professor Wu, and Professor Qian had all received this honor. It's not like the country hasn't rewarded young people before, such as Mr. Lu, who is sitting in the Jingda area. He is also one of the foundations of Jingda.
Now is the critical moment to solve this mystery.
When the award ceremony officially began, everyone's eyes were fixed on the speaker on the stage with almost burning intensity. The venue once again fell into an exceptionally quiet atmosphere, where you could almost hear a pin drop, as everyone waited for the speaker on the stage to announce the list of winners.
"Everyone seems impatient, so I'll get straight to the point! First, we're presenting the 2012 National Natural Science First Prize!" The spokesperson on the stage looked around the audience, pausing briefly at the Peking University area before speaking. The spokesperson's first words set the tone: this year, there would be a National Natural Science First Prize.
"The Goldbach conjecture is the most shining jewel in the crown of number theory. Our ancestors left a brilliant chapter in this field. At the turn of the millennium, we entered a new century, and the seven major millennium problems were made public to the world. The NS equation... from scratch...!
The Goldbach-Wu theorem and the existence of smooth general solutions to the Navier-Stokes equation are monuments to the progress of human mathematics and a gift from the Chinese people to the world!
When everyone in the audience heard about the Goldbach conjecture, most of them couldn't help but smile knowingly and turned their attention to the exceptionally young scholar from Peking University. She was about to write a legend and become the youngest winner of the first prize of the National Natural Science Award of China!
"Let us congratulate Wu Tong, the only recipient of this year's National Natural Science and Technology First Prize!"
When the speaker's generous acceptance speech was announced, he looked towards Kyoto University with a smile, paused slightly, and then carefully and solemnly read out the name of a well-known figure in the venue.
Everyone clapped their hands in unison once again, and thunderous applause filled the entire venue. They were honored to witness the birth of a miracle today. China cultivates talent regardless of background, and the scientific research community is moving towards youth. The proof of the Goldbach conjecture and the proof of the Navier-Stokes equation are both tremendous achievements of Chinese scientific research, monuments to the Chinese mathematical community, and miracles written by the Chinese people on the edifice of world mathematics!
Wu Tong's name once again shines in China's scientific research community.
Looking at the excitement of those guys from Kyoto University, Kyoto University is so lucky that it has won the favor of this young legendary genius. He studied at Kyoto University and joined Kyoto University, which marked the beginning of Kyoto University's glory!
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