Chinese Scientists and the quest for a Nobel Prize
- By Zhao Hui
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The reason why Chinese scientists are slipping further away from the Nobel Prize
1. Scientific research is stimulated by utilitarianism
The rise of Western science is closely related to the discovery of many important theories. However, Chinese research mostly covers the areas of better production techniques and mankind's sustainable existence rather than abstract theories. Though representing the highest prize in the sciences and arts, a Nobel Prize is unable to provide one with an affluent life which is considered to be of vital significance to China.
2. Colleges have grand buildings instead of celebrated professors and the students get high grades instead of research capabilities
People in China lack patience when they embark upon academic research. They have lost their innovative spirit because of the atmosphere of utilitarianism, the obsolete evaluation system of papers and the numerous politics-based projects. The number of Chinese academic papers is the largest in the world, according to recent statistics, yet only few of the papers are of high quality.
3. Scientists ruined by vanity
The academician Zeng Yitao astonished the whole world by creating the transgenic sheep in 1998 and the transgenic cattle in 1999. Later on however, he seldom made a public appearance . "A scientist will be ruined by either being an official or being engaged in various social activities," said Zeng. Having seen too many degenerated scientists, he is determined to keep his door closed and his visitors out.
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