The Foundation Of The Thought Of Laboratory Physics In China

YUI HSUN WOO, a world-renowned physicist, was one of the pioneers and founders of modern physics in China in the 20th century, as well as one of the founders of the Chinese Physical Society. He was also an outstanding educator and a competent organizer of scientific research .The first chapter contains background, objective,writing methods and the structure of the thesis.The history of the foundation of Mr.Woo's laboratory thought is described in the second chapter.The main results of Mr.Woo's research and teaching are as follows: 1) his researches of the X-rays greatly contributed to the academic independence in China in the 1930s, since his return to China;2) he and his fellow physicists started the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University and established the first modern physics laboratory ,thus pioneered the research of physics and cultivated many talented physicists in China.In the third chapter,it is about Mr.Woo's scientific achievements. His distinguished research achievements in physics laid in his expertimental in performing experiments and in making excellent theoretical analysis. He vertified incontestably the validity of the Comton effect. Compton Effect is the turning of modern physics.The fourth chapter contains Mr.Woo's thought of university and his thought of physics teaching.In the last two chapters, Mr. Woo's scientific thought is discussed. His scientific thought were mainly in the fields of methodology of laboratory physics. He specially laid emphasis on scientific experiment. He said that "the study of experimental physics begins with the use of screwdrivers." and "physics is experimental science in the end." And "The first thing in studying physics is to have clear concepts."Mr.Woo always laid emphasis on the research of basic sciences. He also had concerned about the development of new applied sciences and technologies. Between applied and theoretical sciences, he never failed to see one because of the other.