About Zhang Jinlin
Lived 1936 – 2023 (aged 86). Zhang Jinlin was a Chinese engineer and marine architect.
Zhang Jinlin (; 16 October 1936 – 9 January 2023) was a Chinese engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Biography Zhang was born in Luan County (now Luanzhou), Hebei, on 16 October 1936. In 1955, he was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology, where he majored in turbine.
Zhang is the third chief designer of China's nuclear submarine project (the first chief designer is Peng Shilu, and the second one is Huang Xuhua), and he made great contributions to develop and build the Type 094 ballistic missile submarine. Zhang once said that he was deeply influenced by Peng Shilu. 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special) December 2007 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) 2016 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
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Chinese engineer
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Zhang Jinlin was born on 16 October 1936 in Luannan County.
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Zhang Jinlin died on 9 January 2023 in Wuhan.
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Zhang Jinlin was an engineer and marine architect.
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