This is a book that I have not seen for many a year, true, rich in content with moving details, deep thinking, plain literary style, and high readability. I think that readers from different walks of life can all benefit, so I strongly recommend this book. - Prof Zhipeng Zheng, Former Director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

This autobiography describes his life's struggles, pleasures of success, esoteric science, elegant arts, an eventful career, a colorful personal life, serious thinking, and romantic love. Read it, and benefit from it. - Gong Wu, Author of the book The Elf of the Universe - The Story of Quantum Mechanics

It is really remarkable that he could be so straightforward with his political points of view during a repressive era. Many of his bold views later turned out to be avant garde and correct in a time of social transformation. - Li Zhang, Doctor of Medicine

Accomplished as he is, Weimin did not hide the mistakes that he made in his life, with the lessons learned along the way. Few people can open themselves up as he did in such a book. - Guangjiong Ni, Professor of Physics and Former Director of the Research Institute of Modern Physics at Fudan University, Professor at the Department of Physics, Portland State University, USA

The author tells the story of his scientific trajectory and life 'on the cusp' with a candid spirit, describing both the events and his inner feelings - details of his emotional experience and love stories add to the book. - CERN Courier

While the first 30 years of new China's scientific development was a self-reliant era marked by the detonations of the atomic bomb, the hydrogen bomb, and the launch of the first artificial satellite, the second 30 years after the reform and opening up was signified by the introduction of the Internet to China. Weimin Wu is a unique legendary figure whose career spanned both periods. He not only contributed to the bomb and satellite projects, but also sent out the email from China to Switzerland in 1986, which was listed as the first event in the history of China's Internet development. The Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989 changed his life's trajectory, leading him to eventually immigrate to the US. His personal emotional life is also remarkable. With his experiences immersed in both Eastern and Western cultures, Wu came to believe in the convergence theory of social development, which provides a refreshing perspective for the readers.

The autobiography records the details of his legendary life stories, from taking pictures with the Chinese leader Mao Zedong, to shaking hands with Deng Xiaoping; from being removed from the Institute of High Energy Physics, to the repealing of his Chinese passport. The story line is full of engaging ups and downs. In that turbulent era, Wu's rich emotional experiences and love stories were also a mirror for the Chinese society, with some details comparable to the plots of suspense novels and movies. The book is well illustrated with many pictures and flows smoothly with a simple writing style. The stories are factual and moving, all too realistic. The author has sincerely revealed his true self to the reader, and at the same time, faithfully described that period of history, giving the reader a grasp on the true workings of history. His comparison of the Eastern and Western cultures, analysis of science and superstition, interpretation of religion and arts, and his "convergence" theory of social development, are all unique and insightful. This book faithfully tells Weimin's professional and personal life on the cusp and takes readers on a journey to explore true history through an ordinary person's stories.

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The book records the legendary life stories of the first Internet user in China, Mr Wu Weimin. Mr Wu was involved in several most important scientific and technological achievements in modern China, such as the making of the first atom bomb, the launch of the first artificial satellite, the construction and operation of the first Electron-Positron collider, the establishment of the first Internet line in China. The email from Beijing to Switzerland he sent out on August 25, 1986, was officially recognized as the first item of Chinese Internet history. He left China after the Tiananmen Square Incident in 1989 and eventually immigrated to the United States, becoming a physicist at the Fermi National Laboratory.

The autobiography records the details of his legendary life stories, from taking pictures with the Chinese leader Mao Zedong, to shaking hands with Deng Xiaoping; from being removed from the Institute of High Energy Physics, to the repealing of his Chinese passport. The story line is full of ups and downs, all very engaging. In that turbulent era, Wu's rich emotional experience and love stories was also a mirror for the Chinese society, with some details comparable to the plots of suspense novels and movies. The book is well illustrated with many pictures, with a simple writing style that flows smoothly. The stories were factual and moving, all too realistic. The author sincerely revealed his true self to the reader, and at the same time faithfully described that period of history, giving the reader a grasp on the true working of history. His comparison of the Eastern and Western cultures, analysis of science and superstition, and interpretation of religion and arts, and his "convergence" theory of social development, are all unique and insightful. This book faithfully tells his professional and personal life on the cusp, which will take readers on a journey to explore true history by ordinary person's stories.

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