Science & technology Flashcards
What are the Four Great Inventions in ancient China?
造纸术 zhaozhishu - Papermaking，印刷术 yinshuashu – Movable Type Printing，指南针 zhinanzhen - Compass，火药 huoyao - Gunpowder
Who improved the process of 造(zào)纸(zhǐ)术(shù)（papermaking）？Which dynasty did he live in?
Cai Lun, Han Dynasty
Who invented the Huózì Yìnshuāshù (Movable Type printing)? And in which dynasty?
Bi Sheng, Northern Song Dynasty
During the Warring States period, Chinese created a simple compass, what is its name?
Sinan 司南
In Song dynasty, people created a proper compass, what is it called?
Luopan
How did Taoist alchemists discover huǒyào?
When they attempted to create pills of immortality
What was huǒyào first used for in Tang dynasty?
fireworks
When was huǒyào started to apply to military affairs?
In the late years of Tang Dynasty
When was huǒyào introduced to the Arab regions?
13th Century
Who is the inventor of the first Seismograph of the world? And what is its Chinese name?
Zhang Heng, Didongyi
Who calculated the value of Pi to seven decimal places for the first time in the history of mathematics in the world?
Zu Chongzhi
Who proposed “Science and technology are the primary productive forces”?
Deng Xiaoping
Which year did China explode the first nuclear bomb?
1964
Which year did China explode the first hydrogen bomb?
1967
Which year did China launch the first Earth artificial satellite?
1970
What’s the name of The first lunar exploration satellite?
嫦娥一号Chang’e yi hao (Chang’e – 1)
When was the deployment of the core BDS-3 constellation system completed?
2020
What’s the name of China’s space station? And when was it completed?
Tiangong, 2022
Who is the “Father of Two Bombs and One Star”?
Qian Xuesen
What’s the name of China’s first Mars rover?
Zhurong
Who is China’s first person to fly into space?
Yang Li wei
Who is China’s first woman to fly into space?
Liu yang
What are the New Four Great Inventions in China?
Alipay (zhifubao), High-Speed railway (Gaotie), Shared Bicycle (gongxiang danche), Online shopping (Wanggou)
What is the top speed that the Fuxing trains can reach?
400km/h
