Yu Min
Yu Min, dubbed the Father of China's hydrogen bomb, was listed among 100 people who have made outstanding contributions to China's reform and opening up by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on November 26.
In addition to scientists like Yu, the list also includes entrepreneurs, economists, village officials, sports stars and actors.
Born in north China's Hebei Province in 1926, Yu studied physics at Peking University from 1946 to 1951. He began hydrogen bomb research in the 1960s, making important contributions to China's first hydrogen bomb in 1967.
He became a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980 and received the "Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Award" in 1999. He won China's top science award in 2015.
