50年来中国化学在基础研究方面取得的重大成就——国家自然科学奖化学类一、二等奖项目综述

THE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY IN CHINA'S BASIC RESEARCH DURING THE LAST 50 YEARS

文章通过对建国５０ 年来，我国化学学科在国家自然科学一、二等奖的３３ 个获奖项目的回顾，从而对我国化学学科在基础研究方面所取得的重大成果作一综述。

A series of bumper harvests of chemistry and chemical engineering in basic research, applied research and development have been achieved in China during the last 50 years. According to statistics, up to 1997 the awards for chemistry in the National Natural Science Awards amount to 84, making up 13 9% of the total awards. Among them, the first class, second class, third class and fourth class awards come to 4,29,36 and 15 respectively. In this paper, the first class and second class awards for chemistry are reviewed and introduced as a gift to the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.