To Probe Into The Institutionalization Of Physics Scientific Study In China During The First Half Of The 20～(th) Century

This dissertation is to probe into the institutionalization of physicsscientific study in China during the first half of the 20th century. Thewhole paper consists of five major parts.In exordium, history and present status of institutionalization study isintroduced. The cut-in point, discussion span, methods as well as theultimate purpose of this work are illuminated in this part based onsummarization.The first part of the text majors in connotation of the concept of institutionalization and retrospect of the counterpart course in the west.In the second part, the gestation of institutionalization from 1900 to 1928 is summarized through such important events as educational system innovation, entrance of physics education into college campus and emergence of "scientist community" . Emphasis is laid on the function of the Science Society of China and its contribution to the institutionalization of physics scientific study in China.The third part discusses several significant events during 1929-1949, an important period in the history of institutionalization of physics scientific study in China, especially the naissance and growth of the Academia Sinica and the Institution of Physics Research, which are recognized as symbols of institutionalization of physics study framework. The course is deeply analyzed by reviewing set-up of the framework, or "crust" , the colony of researchers and majors of studies.In the tag part, characteristics of physics study in China are summed up, social factors affecting the institutionalization are analyzed. Contributions from student abroad as well as the domestic policy-makers are also evaluated.