Chapter 90 89. Peng Jiamu——Sacrificing his life to risk scientific research pioneer

Peng Jiamu (1925-1980), male, Han nationality, from Panyu City, Guangdong Province, a member of the Communist Party of China.During his lifetime, he was a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and concurrently served as the vice president of the Xinjiang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After the founding of New China, Peng Jiamu worked at the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1956, the Chinese Academy of Sciences organized a comprehensive scientific investigation committee to go to various places in the frontier to investigate resources. He voluntarily gave up the opportunity to study abroad, and actively asked the organization to go to Xinjiang for inspection with "the courage to step out of the wilderness".Peng Jiamu has traveled to more than 10 provinces and regions including Yunnan, Fujian, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guangdong, and Xinjiang. He has visited Xinjiang 15 times and helped rebuild the Xinjiang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He later served as the vice president of the academy.At the risk of his life, he entered the Lop Nur area three times to investigate natural resources and natural conditions, devoted himself to the creation of scientific research in Xinjiang, and did a lot of work for the research of plant viruses in my country.

The first time was from March 5 to March 30, 1964. Peng Jiamu and several scientific workers circled Lop Nur for a week, collected water samples and mineral samples, and analyzed the three rivers (Tarim River, Kongque River, Che The Potassium content of the Erchen River) has been preliminarily studied, and it is believed that Lop Nur is a treasure land, which may have heavy water and other resources.Heavy water is an indispensable substance for producing nuclear energy. In the 1960s, my country needed to spend a lot of foreign exchange to purchase it.Regardless of his body suffering from cancer, he volunteered to find natural heavy water for the country, but due to the short time, he found nothing, but his dedication moved the people, who elected him as a representative of the National People's Congress.

The second inspection was on November 15th and December 20th, 1979. With the approval of the State Council, Chinese and Japanese TV stations formed a crew of "Silk Road" to film on the spot in Lop Nur, hired Peng Jiamu as a consultant, and went to Lop Nur in advance. After meticulous scientific investigation, he said: "I, Peng Jiamu, have the courage to step out of the wilderness. I want to regain the right to speak in Lop Nur for the motherland and the people." Find many rare treasures.This scientific investigation and excavation has filled the gaps in some major scientific research fields in our country and corrected some fallacies of foreign explorers.After the scientific investigation, the Chinese and Japanese film crews found a way to enter Loulan from the ancient cemetery and Xingdi Mountain, and retraced the middle section of the Silk Road from Loulan around Lop Nur to Ruoqiang.

The third time was from May 8 to June 17, 1980. He served as the captain of the Lop Nur scientific expedition in China. He crossed the 450-kilometer Lop Nur lake basin for the first time. Because it was a water town before 1972, no one could cross it. Many biological and soil samples were collected in the basin, many mineral fossils were collected, and many first-hand scientific research materials were collected, which made forward-looking preparations for the comprehensive development of Lop Nur in my country. Unfortunately, this great scientist has disappeared. The country has sent more than a dozen planes, dozens of cars, and thousands of people to search for it four times. Facing the sandbags, sand beams, and sand mountains blown by the black storm, But there was no clue, and people finally knew that this great scientist had turned into "Rob Soul".

June 5, 1980, is a day worth remembering forever.On this day, under the leadership of Peng Jiamu, the expedition team traversed the dry lake bottom from north to south, and finally reached the end of the expedition - Milan as planned, and opened the gate of Lop Nur.The unprecedented task of running through the bottom of Lop Nur Lake was first successfully completed by the Chinese scientific expedition team.They were Wang Wenxian, Ma Renwen, Yan Hongjian, Shen Guanxing, Chen Baiquan, drivers Chen Dahua, Wang Wanxuan, Bao Jicai from the Xinjiang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Xiao Wanneng, a radio operator of a certain unit of the garrison.

On June 11, after completing the task of running through Lop Nur, the expedition team took a rest at Milan Farm, and then planned to cross the Lop Nur area again along the southern route of the ancient Silk Road, and then went to Urumqi via Dunhuang to end the two-month field investigation Work. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon on June 16, the expedition team came to a place 8 kilometers west of Kumkuduk.At this time, the gasoline and water in the car were almost exhausted. According to the plan, there was still 400 kilometers to go.After discussion, they decided to find water on the spot.It was not found that afternoon.In the evening, the meeting decided to send power to the local garrison for help.Peng Jiamu personally drafted the telegram: "We are short of water and oil, and the remaining water and oil can only last until tomorrow."

At 9 a.m. on June 17, the army called back to agree to the aid and requested the coordinates of the camp.At 1 p.m., when the driver Wang Wanxuan was picking up his clothes from the car, he found a note in an atlas. After reading it, he couldn't help being surprised: "I'm going east to find a well. Peng. June 17 at 10:30" "Peng Jiamu braved the high temperature of more than 50 ℃ to find water alone, which is extremely dangerous in the desert.After finally getting lost, he passed out due to hunger and thirst, and was unfortunately submerged by the sand waves raised by the strong wind. He gave his life for the development of science in our country. In 1982, he was recognized as a revolutionary martyr by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.