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China's 'BeiDou Goddess' scientist rejects gendered nickname

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Xu Ying, a key scientist behind China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, has earned a PhD by the age of 26. She has publicly stated that research should not be defined by gender, rejecting the nickname "BeiDou Goddess." BeiDou, a competitor to GPS, is now used in various sectors and has international cooperation with 137 countries. AI

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China's 'BeiDou Goddess' scientist rejects gendered nickname

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

    ‘BeiDou Goddess’: key figure in China GPS-equivalent satellite system, earns PhD by 26

    A Chinese scientist behind China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System rejects the “goddess” label, asserting that research transcends gender. Xu Ying, 43, hails from Sichuan province in southwestern China, born to a maths teacher mother and an agricultural technician father. As a…

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