| 词条 | Choi Soon-dal |
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Choi Soon-dal ({{lang-ko|최순달,}}; b. 1931 June 20 in Daegu – d. 2014 October 18 in Seoul)[1] was a scientist who pioneered South Korea's satellite-building program, and greatly advanced Korea into the new digital information era. Choi was instrumental in helping Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute develop the Electronic Switching System (TDX), the world's tenth such system which propelled Korea to join the digital information era.[2] He served as a minister in the Ministry of Information and Communication (South Korea).[3] He was the visionary first dean of Korean Institute of Technology, which later became a part of KAIST. As a professor at KAIST, he created KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center and lead a collaboration with students from KAIST and University of Surrey to successfully engineer the first Korean satellite, KITSAT-1, also named "Our Star".[4] The satellite was successfully launched from Guiana Space Centre in 1992. Choi became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1985. Choi died on October 18, 2014 at the age of 83.[5] He was posthumously awarded a national medal of honor for his contribution to science and technology on October 21, 2014. He is the 4th civilian allowed to be buried at the National Cemetery in Daejon.[6] He is survived by his wife, Hong Hae Jung; and his 4 children. He has 6 grandchildren who currently reside in the United States. References1. ^{{cite news|title=send off ceremony of Choi Soon-dal|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/photos/1990000000.html?cid=PYH20141022077800063&from=search|accessdate=6 November 2014|work=yonhapnews.co.kr/|date=2014-10-22}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Soon-dal}}2. ^{{cite book|last1=Oh, Myung|first1=Larsen, James F.|title=Digital Development in Korea: Building an Information Society|date=2011|publisher=Routledge|location=London, UK|isbn=0415857627|pages=32–33}} 3. ^http://www.koreaherald.com/common_prog/newsprint.php?ud=20141019000324&dt=2 4. ^http://www.kaist.edu/_prog/schedule/index.php?year=2014&month=10&day=22&site_dvs_cd=en&menu_dvs_cd=010303&mode=E1&site_dvs= 5. ^{{cite news|title=S. Korean satellite scientist dies|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141019000324|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=koreaherald|date=2014-10-19}} 6. ^http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2014/10/21/0200000000AKR20141021122700017.HTML?from=search 3 : South Korean scientists|1931 births|2014 deaths |
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