Back in the "Great Leap Forward" period of 1958, China's Qian in the newspaper, aims at advocating "kilograms per mu," the possibility. In an article at the beginning, he refers to a folk song: "Two years ago may sell grain to pick with the basket last year, may sell grain roll with the boat this year, auto fit, small enough for the train next year." Henan has in some places was "created" two thousand kilos per mu, and the record of 3530 pounds of food, so the money members posed a question answered: "The land can give people food production hit the top yet? Scientific calculation tells us , very far! "he said, solar energy hitting the surface, as long as its 30% per mu could reach" Two thousand kilos of more than 20 times! "(Qian: how much grain yield per mu ?). A year later, his calculation has the potential to yield accurate to 5.85 pounds. (Qian: agriculture mechanics). It is said that his article really makes the following false Mao believed in food production, worry about the "food that can be how to do it more," this issue. (D express: "man-made" Chapter IV: hype misplacing "satellite").

In theory, Qian may not be wrong. If you can use solar energy plant of 30%, and one-fifth of edible plant food, yields may indeed reach 50,000 kilograms. But in reality, these two "if" is clearly impossible, even under the current level of scientific and technological point of view. And on the 1958, 1959, that has been beset with crises, starving everywhere age, openly advocated vigorously "kilograms per mu," this theory, it is obvious fuel or, worse, do evil, jackal to the tiger. This may be the loss of Chinese Academy of Sciences of the earliest examples of social conscience.

Mr. Qian Xuesen in the fifties after a long fight was removed from the United States returned to China in 1957 was elected as China's second batch of academician, at the end of 1958 and joined the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Qian's aim is nothing more than to return to serve the motherland, then why would he commit such a low level of error, today seems so stupid to do such things? Even the journey is the son of the brother, they should know the average grain yield was increased from a few hundred pounds to several million pounds how can it be? Moreover, from the "pick two years ago may sell corn with radish," jumped to "fit in this car," I am afraid that even a child can not fool all right? "China Academy of system evolution," a text, he wrote: "Fellow of the election of political criteria in the implementation of the Academy became a vassal of the political system, so that they lost the social conscience." Mr. Qian Xuesen in the United States by the McCarthy anti-communist frenzy of persecution, returned to China after he heard and saw the cruelty of intense anti-rightist movement, which, he can have no effect. Their personal interests, group interests on the people's interests, the interests of society before, is the main cause of the loss of fellow social conscience.

In addition to Qian, the other in the "Great Leap Forward" movement in the loss of a social conscience is the first academician, economist Xue Muqiao. Xue Muqiao former National Bureau of Statistics and the Central Finance team. He knew the data reported by local officials is false, but he still instructed subordinates: "Now who can not stand the wave of the Great Leap Forward, the report by Provincial views." (D express: "man-made" Chapter IV: blow leather misplacing "satellite").

"Great Leap Forward" caused tens of millions of Chinese people died of hunger, which can not be calculated in kilograms per mu, how many are the victims of the theory. Today, the "Great Leap Forward" movement is the essence of ignorance at a time when China's most knowledgeable people, that is, those academician who did not use their own knowledge, to assume the "social conscience" pair of responsibility. Instead, they use their knowledge, their position to make such foolish acts even further, so that ignorant behavior put "science" of the coat. Should be recognized that, in those days, take the initiative to abandon their social conscience, aims at or very few. But the vast majority of the academician, but through the silent, passive support of these loss of conscience. Qian completely silent, but he chose to tell lies. Other academician should tell the truth (of course, to take risks, or also what is called the conscience of society), but they almost all have chosen silence. Poor Chinese Academy of Sciences academician who, why you all make the wrong choice?