Prominent Descendants
Peng Pai’s second son, Peng Shilu (彭士禄), is a famed scientist of Nuclear Propulsion and Nuclear Power Engineering in China, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He is nicknamed as one of the “Founding Fathers of China's Naval Nuclear Propulsion” for his prominent and key contributions to China's Nuclear Submarine project.
Peng Shige (彭实戈), a grandson of Peng Pai's elder brother Peng Hanyuan, is a famed Mathematician in China and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is noted for his contributions in stochastic analysis and founding of Mathematical Finance in China. He was invited and gave a one-hour plenary lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians at Hyderabad, India in August, 2010.
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