Two scientists, aircraft designer Gu Songfen and nuclear expert Wang Dazhong, won the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award on Wednesday for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation.

11月3日，飞机设计大师顾诵芬和核能科学家王大中因在科学技术创新中的突出贡献荣获国家最高科学技术奖。

Gu, born in 1930 in Jiangsu province, is a renowned aircraft designer.

顾诵芬，1930年出生于江苏，我国著名飞机设计大师。

He was in charge of the aerodynamic design of the Shenyang JJ-1, the Nanchang CJ-6, and the Shenyang J-8 and J-8-II, laying the foundations of subsonic and supersonic aircraft design in the country.

他主持了歼教1、初教6、歼8、歼8Ⅱ飞机气动布局设计，奠定了我国亚音速飞机和超音速飞机气动力设计的基石。

Wang, born in 1935 in Hebei province, is an internationally renowned nuclear energy scientist and educator.

王大中，1935年出生于河北，国际著名的核能科学家、教育家。

Wang has worked in nuclear energy technology for decades, presiding over the research, design, construction and operation of China's first 5 mW Low Temperature Nuclear Heating Reactor (NHR-5) and the nation's first 10 mW High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTR-10).

他在先进核能技术研发领域几十年耕耘，主持研究、设计、建造、运行成功我国第一座5MW壳式一体化低温核供热堆以及第一座10MW模块式球床高温气冷实验堆。