1.通过本书可以了解那些在科学中作出重大创造性成就和贡献、热爱祖国、学风正派的科学家2.人们常说，不忘初心、方得始终。在孙老师身上我们看到初心如磐、驰而不息，自少年立志科学报国，他的初心从未有过一丝一毫的改变，数十年如一日孜孜以求，始终能量充沛地深耕于研究工作，以科技报国为己任。3.全书语言流畅亲切，可以跟随作者的叙述走进院士的成长历程。

孙承纬，爆炸力学专家。他提出的爆轰传播和驱动的计算模型，论证激光辐照效应的联合作用模式，为中国核武器起爆技术和综合性能的提高以及强激光技术的发展作出了重要贡献；倡导并开拓中国电磁发展、磁通量压缩技术的实验研究，领导开展对电磁驱动准等熵加载前沿领域的探索，推动了核武器物理实验室模拟研究工作。

老科学家学术成长资料采集工程简介总序一 ··································································韩启德总序二 ··································································白春礼总序三 ··································································周 济序 ········································································杜祥琬自  序 ··································································孙承纬导  言 ········································································· 1第一章  家风浸润，积善传习 ············································ 7常州孙家 ································································· 8父亲的“座右铭” ····················································· 10培育良好家风 ························································· 14积善之家 ······························································· 20第二章  少年立志，科学报国 ·········································· 28喜欢“琢磨”的孩子················································· 28善于“思考”的少年················································· 40从“独立小队”到“青年团员” ··································· 47从“不主动”到“主动”学习 ····································· 54立“向科学进军”之志 ·············································· 60第三章  求学燕园，夯实基础 ·········································· 68基础课上遇严师 ······················································ 68“白专”学生 ··························································· 74“优等”毕业论文 ····················································· 83第四章  投身原子弹起爆元件的研制 ································· 95一波三折上草原 ······················································ 95承担新型号的研制任务 ·············································· 99第五章  探索激光引爆的新方向 ································ 104艰难起步 ······························································ 104停止工作挨批斗 ····················································· 107暴风雨过去之后 ····················································· 111第六章  赴美进修 ······················································· 115参加英语培训准备出国考试 ······································· 115努力挖掘“他山之石” ·············································· 118学成归来报效祖国 ·················································· 122第七章  推动有关重大技术途径的决策 ····························· 127提出“一步到位”的研究方案 ···································· 127不能只做“打炮工” ················································· 132第八章  致力于爆炸力学学科的发展 ································ 135撰写科技专著《应用爆轰物理》 ·································· 135翻译国外专著《爆炸物理学》 ····································· 138倡议汇编《爆轰研究论文集》 ····································· 142第九章  探秘激光的神奇力量 ········································· 147抢占高技术“桥头堡” ·············································· 147寻找可行的效应机理················································ 152率先开展激光加载下材料动力学研究 ··························· 158搭建学术交流平台 ·················································· 163国内首本激光辐照效应专著的诞生 ······························ 170第十章  追求电磁发射技术的“三高” ······························· 174探秘电磁轨道炮 ····················································· 174再创轨道炮的“新高” ·············································· 183开展线圈炮的研究 ·················································· 186聚焦于电热化学炮的研究 ·········································· 188建设国内少有电磁发射技术实验室 ······························ 193第十一章  开拓我国电磁内爆新研究方向··························· 198坎坷的论证之路 ····················································· 198FP-1 装置的诞生 ···················································· 203让实验和理论“齐头并进” ········································ 207Z 箍缩内爆技术的“探路者” ······································ 212第十二章  引领电磁驱动等熵压缩实验技术发展 ·················· 223前瞻性布局 ··························································· 224首台磁驱动斜波加载装置诞生和开展物理实验 ················ 228向着“更强更高”迈进 ············································· 233探求材料内部的“真相” ··········································· 238推动等熵压缩新学科发展 ·········································· 243第十三章  深谋爆磁压缩技术发展 ··································· 249牵住高功率微波的“牛鼻子” ····································· 249高新装备研制能力迈上新台阶 ···································· 255锚定兆安量级大电流 MC-2 装置 ································ 260唤醒“沉睡”的 MC-1 技术 ······································ 263角逐“高压物理学界的圣杯” ····································· 270搭建爆炸磁通量压缩技术国际学术交流舞台 ··················· 276著书立说，授之以渔················································ 286第十四章  从容一贯 守一得多 ······································ 291师之以严 ······························································ 292贤妻良助 ······························································ 298爱如长风 ······························································ 302精神富足 生活简朴················································ 306附录一 孙承纬年表····················································· 313附录二 孙承纬主要论著目录 ········································· 362参考文献 ··································································· 375后 记 ······································································ 377