Physicist, architect take honors
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Physicist Xie Jialin (first left) and architect Wu Liangyong (second left) were each awarded the State Top Scientific and Technological Award by President Hu Jintao at a ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. German mathematician Andreas Dress (third left), Japanese metallurgist Toshihiko Emi (fourth left) and six other experts from overseas won the International Cooperation Award in Science and Technology for their contribution to China's progress in science and technology. Ju Peng / Xinhua, and Cui Meng / China Daily |
BEIJING - China gave the country's top science award on Tuesday to physicist Xie Jialin, a pioneer in particle acceleration, and architect Wu Liangyong, whose research is guiding the nation's urbanization.
