Chen Tien Chi collection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy 陳天機藏卷軸書畫
Dates
- 1950, 1957-1987, undated
Creator
- Chen, Tien Chi, 1928-2023 (Creator, Person)
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Extent
3.12 linear Feet
Biographical / Historical
陳天機 (1928-2023)早年於中山大學修讀化學工程,1947年獲獎學金赴美國布朗大學(Brown University)攻讀化學,其後入讀杜克大學(Duke University),先後取得化學碩士學位及物理學哲學博士學位,專門研究量子化學。
1956年,陳氏加入國際商業機器公司(IBM)任高級程式師及研究員,先後獲兩項IBM 傑出貢獻獎及五項IBM 創作成就獎。陳氏亦為美國電機電子工程師學會(IEEE)終身院士,並於 1984 年獲頒 IEEE 百周年獎章。
陳天機於1979年獲邀到香港中文大學電子學系擔任客座教授,後歷任計算機及電子學講座教授、計算機科學系系主任。他亦於1980 至 1988 年間獲委為聯合書院院長。陳氏於1992年榮休,1997年獲頒計算機科學與工程學榮休講座教授銜。1998年陳氏重執教鞭,擔任通識教育客座教授,督導及教授通識科目。2003年獲頒授香港中文大學榮譽院士銜。
陳天機父親陳炳權(字公達,1896-1991)曾任廣州大學校長。1949年在香港協助創立廣僑書院。1956年,廣僑書院與另外四家學校合併,組成聯合書院,即香港中文大學創校成員書院之一。
Arrangement
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Donor
Creator
- Chen, Tien Chi, 1928-2023 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Chen Tien Chi collection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy 陳天機藏卷軸書畫
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Special Collections (Archive Management).
- Date
- 2025-04-16
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- Chinese
- Sponsor
- n/a
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections - Archival Collections Repository
Special Collections Reading Room
3/F, University Library
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
39438740
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