Wang Zeshan

Wang Zeshan (Chinese: 王泽山; born 10 October 1935) is a Chinese scientist, who specializes in development of new explosives. He is a full professor at Nanjing University of Science and Technology.^[1] Often called the “King of Explosives”^[1][2] and “Chinese Alfred Nobel”,^[3] his research had significant impact on both civilian and military application of explosives,^[4] and he is credited with helping to increase the launch range of Chinese's artillery by more than 20 percent.^[3][4] He is the recipient of 2017 Highest Science and Technology Award,^[1][3][5][6] which is China's highest scientific award.^[7][8] He is a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering since 1999.

One of the main topics of his research was reuse of waste energetic materials.^[7][5] He is also described as the founder the theory of propellant charges.^{[citation needed]} Wang has published more than 15 books and more than 100 scientific articles during his lifetime.^[4] He is said to spend 12 hours a day in his laboratory, despite his age.^[3]

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