华罗庚:中国杰出的战略数学家

Hua Loo-Keng:China's outstanding strategic mathematician

通过考察华罗庚在提出和实施中国科学院数学研究所工作计划、参与制订国家科学技术发展规划、擘画中国计算机事业、发起和组织中学生数学竞赛、普及与推广统筹法和优选法方面的事迹,展现了他作为战略数学家的贡献。研究表明,华罗庚在中国科学院数学研究所将在1943年形成的发展数学研究所的看法付诸于实践并有所发展,对策划中国数学和计算技术事业发展做出了历史性贡献;他在倡导、组织计算机事业、中学生数学竞赛,普及和推广统筹法和优选法方面,发挥了极其重要的作用。华罗庚从一位自学青年成为杰出的战略数学家,是内在和外在因素相互作用的结果。

This paper describes Hua Loo-Keng's contributions as a strategic mathematician by investigating his deeds in proposing and implementing the work plan of the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,participating in the formulation of the national science and technology plans,planning and preparing the China's computer undertaking,initiating and organizing middle school students'mathematical competitions,popularizing and promoting the critical path method and optimum seeking method.It is concluded that Hua developed his idea of developing an institute of mathematics in 1943 and put it into practice at the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.He made historic contributions to planning China's computing technology and mathematical development.He played an extremely important role in advocating and organizing China's computer undertaking and middle school students'mathematical competitions,as well as in popularizing and promoting the critical path method and optimum seeking method.Hua's transformation from a self-taught youth to an outstanding strategic mathematician was the result of interactions of internal and external factors.