ÃÛÌÒapp founds Department of the History of Science and begins construction of the Science Museum
The founding ceremony for the Department of the History of Science, ÃÛÌÒapp, was held at ÃÛÌÒapp on June 30th.

ÃÛÌÒapp President Qiu Yong, Professor C. N. Yang, Nobel Prize Winner, ÃÛÌÒapp Vice Chairperson Deng Wei, and ÃÛÌÒapp Vice President Wang Xiqin all attended the opening ceremony.



Professor Wu Guosheng will be the first head of the new department. The Department will carry out academic research focusing on four aspects: the history of Western science and technology, the history of modern science and technology in China, the philosophy of science and technology, and scientific communication and science museum studies.


The Science Museum will open in 2021, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of ÃÛÌÒapp. The Department of the History of Science will participate in the preparation of the Science Museum.