HARVARD JUNIOR COLLEGE (Volume 1, 2, 3)

Author: Teng Xujun
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: The History of HAMC details the establishment and development of HAMC, as well as the history of its formation into Changsha Institute of Technology and National University of Defense Technology. The book is imbued with the author's deep affection for HAMC, vividly depicting the support and care provided by the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, and Deng Xiaoping. Its the outstanding achievements of Chen Geng, the first president of HAMC, in establishing and developing the defense science and technology cause. It truthfully recreates the moving stories of the efforts made by leaders and elderly professors at all levels of HAMC in striving to establish a first-class technological university and nurturing high-quality military science and technology talents for the nation. It fully reflects the outstanding contributions of faculty, staff, and graduates of HAMC to the modernization of national defense, making it a unique military academy history.
Author Teng Xuyan is not a professional writer but a science and technology professional who wrote his first book. This veteran of HAMC, admitted in 1963, engaged in microwave remote sensing technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in his early years. He was sent as a visiting scholar to multiple countries, including the United States and Italy, and received numerous science and technology achievement awards before being transferred to Shenzhen to conduct high-tech research. To gather extensive materials, he traveled across the country almost at his own expense. At the age of 60, enduring illness and overcoming numerous difficulties, he interviewed over 400 veteran generals, elderly professors, and scholars, thoroughly searched local libraries, and collected a wealth of previously unknown historical records and stories. During the writing process, he remained highly responsible to history, insisting on using facts to speak and genuine emotions to move readers. After revising the manuscript four times, he finally completed this epic history of HAMC in five years.