189 1 year, Wu was born in a wealthy family in Jiading, Shanghai. From 65438 to 0906, the Qing Dynasty abolished the imperial examination system. Wu, who had excellent academic performance and was eager to become famous, had to be admitted to the New Shanghai Ordnance School. But when I entered the school, I had to face the dilemma of having no money to study, because the Wu family went bankrupt. What shall we do? The competitive Wu came to the famous Waibaidu Bridge to help people push rickshaws. Give him a push and he will be given a few pence. He has been engaged in this work for six years. For six years, he studied in a military school, helped people push carts and taught arithmetic in a primary school.
19 12 years, after graduating from the Military Machinery School, Wu worked as an chemist in Hanyang Iron Works on the recommendation of his teacher. Although the income of this job is stable, he is not satisfied. 19 15 winter, driven by the dream of saving the country by industry, Wu left Hanyang Iron Works for Tianjin, ready to participate in the preparation of sodium nitrate company. However, the company failed, and Wu, who was penniless, had to return to Wuhan. It happened that Hanyang Iron Works decided to trial-produce silicon bricks and manganese bricks used internationally to make furnaces, but the technicians of the Iron Works could not do it. The owner of the ironworks thought of Wu and invited him back to solve the problem. With excellent knowledge and self-cultivation, Wu soon produced the first silicon brick and manganese brick in China. Since then, Wu has become famous in the industry, and some manufacturers have invited him to join the business. In this way, 25-year-old Wu became the monitor of pharmacy class and the rank of major in Hanyang Arsenal. At the same time, he cooperated with Song, the boss of Hankou Xiechang Match Factory, and jointly established the Nitrate and Alkali Company, which was funded by Song's boss and served as the chief engineer and director of Wu's production technology, and produced potassium sulfate from the waste liquid of the arsenal.
1920, Ng Wui continued to develop its industry. But the companies he co-founded were not very smooth, and some companies were in trouble. Just then, Wu saw a message in the newspaper. It is said that Miao Ju Ikeda, a chemistry professor at Tokyo University, had a whim after drinking seaweed soup cooked by his wife. Why can't he find seaweed soup? Why is it so delicious? So it took him half a year to extract 0.2g sodium glutamate from 10kg kelp. Housewives only need to put a little of this stuff in the soup, and the soup will become delicious at once. Subsequently, Professor Ikeda and Suzuki Saburo cooperated to improve the manufacturing method, and began to produce sodium glutamate on a large scale, and took a pleasant name: Ajisen. At the moment, some business counters on the beach have put on this flavor element made in Japan.
This incident gave Wu a great inspiration: he is a chemistry professor and I also study chemistry. If people can invent taste, why can't I! He immediately decided to develop monosodium glutamate. So he decided to extract sodium glutamate from flour. Without a laboratory, he developed it in his own home; Having no assistant, he turned to his wife for help. After countless days and nights of research, he used the simplest method to extract sodium glutamate, and then processed it, and finally made a high-quality domestic chemical condiment: dozens of grams of crystal clear white powder.
But if you want to make these small powder particles into products, you must get recognition and input. So, he went to the famous Jufengyuan Hotel in Shanghai, sprinkled these white powder particles in the soup he ordered in front of everyone, and then ate it with relish. Everyone tasted it and cheered: this soup is delicious! One of the people present here is a business salesman of Zhang, a famous big boss in Shanghai. The next day, the salesman introduced Wu to Zhang. As soon as we met, there was a great feeling of reunion after a long separation. At present, it has been confirmed that Zhang will provide funds and Wu will provide technology to start producing monosodium glutamate. At the same time, Wu applied for an invention award in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce of Beiyang Government, which was approved on May 1923 and officially named as bergamot monosodium glutamate. Subsequently, he made the formula of monosodium glutamate public and applied for an international patent, which was the first product in China to apply for an international patent.
Bergamot monosodium glutamate was very popular as soon as it was listed, with hot sales and rolling profits. Wu then founded a condiment factory to mass-produce bergamot monosodium glutamate, and his career was smooth sailing. Subsequently, Wu funded the establishment of China Institute of Industrial Chemistry; Tianyuan company was established to produce chemical products such as hydrochloric acid, saline-alkali and bleaching powder for the first time in China; The establishment of Tiansheng Company to produce chemical ceramics has filled a gap in China. The establishment of Tian Li Company solved the problem of hydrogen, nitric acid and liquid ammonia emission.
It only took Wu ten years to become the leader of China's chemical industry.
Wu has a successful career, is very concerned about state affairs and has always been patriotic. 1933, he donated120,000 yuan to buy a German plane named "Chutian" to support the Anti-Japanese War. During the second cooperation, Mao Zedong came to Chongqing and lived in Guiyuan. Wu took the lead and invited Chongqing businessmen to have a discussion and talk with him in Guiyuan. Mao Zedong also invited everyone to dinner. In order to thank Wu for his thoughtful arrangement, before leaving Chongqing, Mao Zedong sent Wang Ruofei and Deng to thank Wu in person.
1950 10 1 Wu was invited to Beijing at the celebration of the first anniversary of the founding of New China, and Deng met him in Zhongnanhai. When I met Wu, my first sentence was: "The king of monosodium glutamate is here, welcome!" " This makes Wu feel very warm. 195 1 year, Wu donated another MIG-15 jet fighter to the volunteer air force, which once again showed his national righteousness.
1953 10 15, 62-year-old Wu unfortunately died in Shanghai Huadong Hospital and finished his patriotic life.