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---- Ping Fu published her first book "Piao Liu Ping" in 1996. It was written in Chinese, published in China by 湖北少年出版社. It tells completely different stories from her English book "Bend Not Break".
---- Ping Fu published her first book "Piao Liu Ping" in 1996. It was written in Chinese, published in China by 湖北少年出版社. It tells completely different stories from her English book "Bend Not Break".


---- Many people raised valid questions called Ping Fu a liar on amazon.com under the review and discussion message boards of the book "Bend Not Break". Readers of this page can refer:
---- Many people raised valid questions and called Ping Fu a liar on amazon.com under the review and discussion message boards of the book "Bend Not Break". Readers of this page can refer:
http://www.amazon.com/Bend-Not-Break-Life-Worlds/product-reviews/1591845521/ref=pr_all_summary_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
http://www.amazon.com/Bend-Not-Break-Life-Worlds/product-reviews/1591845521/ref=pr_all_summary_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1


Revision as of 06:22, 4 March 2013

Ping Fu
File:Ping Fu.jpg
Born1958 (age 65–66)
China
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
EmployerGeomagic
Notable workBend, Not Break
Board member of• Kennan Institute of Private Enterprise
• National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Long Now Foundation
• Modern Meadow
AwardsInc. Magagzine Entrepreneur of the Year 2005[1]

Ping Fu (born 1958) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. She is the co-founder and CEO of Geomagic, a software development company focused on 3D software and technology for design and engineering. Since 2010, she has served on the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She also sits on the board of the Long Now Foundation.

Early life and education

Fu was born in 1958 in Nanjing, China. Her father was a professor at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and her mother an accountant.[2] They sent her to Shanghai to be raised by her aunt and uncle, who had five children all older than her.[2] In 1966 when she was eight years old, her upbringing was interrupted by the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.[2] She was taken from her Shanghai family and returned to the city of her birth. She arrived in Nanjing to find that both of her parents had been sent to the countryside for re-education through labor. She was left to care for herself and her birth sister, four-year-old Hong.[2]

For the duration of the Cultural Revolution, Fu took care of her little sister and managed their household with little parental supervision.[1] She received very little formal education, but instead attended study sessions of Mao's Little Red Book led by Red Guards, performed mandatory military service, and worked on farms and in factories,[1] just as many others of her age during that era.

In 1976, Mao Zedong died and the Cultural Revolution came to an abrupt end. Universities in China soon re-opened, and Fu was admitted to Suzhou Teacher's College to study Chinese language and literature. For her thesis, she travelled to the countryside to research the effects of China's newly implemented one-child policy. As an undergraduate of Chinese Language, she spent two years interviewing hundreds of villagers, barefoot doctors, and medical staff, and found that the practice of female infanticide was widespread. Her thesis came to the attention of the authorities, who briefly imprisoned her. She was later told to leave the country, never return, and never embarrass the Chinese government again. Her family then, through their contacts, arranged for her to leave China and study in the United States.[2]

Arrival and education in America

Fu arrived in America at age 25 with little money and few English language skills on F-1 student visa.[1] She enrolled in English as a Foreign Language classes and then as a master's student in computer science at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.[1] She paid her way through school by working first as a babysitter and cleaning lady, then, as her English improved, as a waitress.[2] Shortly before completing her MS degree, she moved to San Diego to attend the University of California, San Diego as an undergraduate.[1] She enrolled in the computer science program and began working for Lane Sharman, founder and CEO of Resource Systems Group.[2]

In 1988, after graduating from UCSD with a BA in Computer Science & Economics, she accepted an offer from Bell Labs in Naperville, Illinois.[1] While working there and taking classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fu met her future husband and Geomagic co-founder, computational geometry professor Herbert Edelsbrunner.[1] Fu graduated with an MS from UIUC May 1990 and her advisor was Jane Liu.

Career

Fu accepted an offer from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications on the UIUC campus.[1] Her work there contributed to advancements in the fields of virtual reality, image processing, scientific visualization, massive storage, and user interface. Being a programmer herself, Fu hired undergraduate Marc Andreessen to work in her lab in 1992. Marc developed NCSA Mosaic, the web browser credited with popularizing the World Wide Web.[1] When Marc graduated in 1993, he went on to found Netscape Communications and launch the flagship web browser Netscape Navigator.

NCSA and UIUC administrators began asking employees if they had any ideas for start-ups, vowing to back any ventures financially. Fu volunteered to start one. Drawing upon 3D imaging technology from her work at NCSA, Fu and her husband co-founded Geomagic in 1997.[1] Her goal was to develop software that could take the data from 3D scanners, process it, and output it on 3D printers, doing for 3D printing what Adobe did for desktop publishing. By 1999, Geomagic had partnered with Boeing and Mattel, and raised $6.5 million in venture capital financing from Franklin Street Partners.[1] The company also moved to Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.[3]

Fu briefly stepped down as CEO of Geomagic in the spring of 2000, remaining Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer.[1] She returned to the CEO position early in 2001, signing a contract with Align Technologies, manufacturers of Invisalign removable, clear dental devices.[1] In 2005, Fu was selected by Inc. magazine as its Entrepreneur of the Year.[1] In 2010, she joined the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[4] On February 27, 2013, Geomagic was acquired by 3D Systems.[5][6]

Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds

In late 2012, with co-author MeiMei Fox, Fu published a memoir, Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds, to positive reviews.[7][8][9]

Starting in late January, 2013, Fu became the subject of an Human Flesh Search campaign by Chinese and Chinese-American bloggers and netizens, including Fang Zhouzi, who were upset at her portrayal of her life growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution. They asserted, for example, that she had lied when she claimed to have been gang-raped at the age of 10. Sir Harold Evans, writing on the controversy, stated "The campaign has morphed into a vindictive effort to destroy her life, to have her honors and awards withdrawn, the pending sale of Geomagic disrupted."[10][11]

Based on the claims of netizens involved in the campaign, several media outlets have examined the controversy, and found some inconsistencies in the book, and in how it was promoted.[12][13][14]

Fu has acknowledged some unintentional inaccuracies in Bend, Not Break, noting that it is based on her memory of events, but stands-by the truth of the book.[15][16][17] She has provided evidence supporting the stories in her book to media outlets.[18] Penguin Books, the publisher of Bend, Not Break has stated that they stand by the book.[19]

Ping Fu published her first book "Piao Liu Ping" in 1996. It was written in Chinese, published in China by 湖北少年出版社. It tells completely different stories from her English book "Bend Not Break".

Many people raised valid questions and called Ping Fu a liar on amazon.com under the review and discussion message boards of the book "Bend Not Break". Readers of this page can refer:

http://www.amazon.com/Bend-Not-Break-Life-Worlds/product-reviews/1591845521/ref=pr_all_summary_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Awards

  • CED Entrepreneurial Inspiration Award, 2003[20]
  • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Carolinas, 2003[21]
  • Business Leader's Woman Extraordinaire, 2004[22]
  • One of Fast Company's "Fast 50" Innovator, 2004[23]
  • Business Leader Entrebizneur Leader of the Year, 2005[24]
  • Triangle Business Journal's Women in Business award, 2005[25]
  • Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year, 2005[1]
  • America China Business Women's Alliance Innovation Award, 2008[26]
  • CAD Society Leadership Award, 2010[27]
  • Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, 2010[28]
  • Triangle Business Journal's Life Time Achievement Award, 2011[29]
  • William C. Friday Award from North Carolina State University, 2011[30]
  • The International Affairs Council's Citizen Of The World 2011.[31]
  • US Citizenship and Immigration Services' Outstanding American by Choice, 2012[32]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p John Brant (Dec 1, 2005). "Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu". Inc. Mansueto Ventures LLC. Retrieved 26 Sep 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ping Fu and MeiMei Fox. "Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds". Portfolio Hardcover. p. 288. ISBN 978-1591845522. Retrieved 26 Sep 2012.
  3. ^ Monica Chen (August 26, 2011). "Ping Fu - Geomagic: Lifetime Achievement Winner". Triangle Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 26 Sep 2012.
  4. ^ "Management Team". About. Geomagic. Retrieved 26 Sep 2012.
  5. ^ Hurst, Nathan (January 3, 2013). "Print Giant 3D Systems to Acquire Modeling Company Geomagic". Wired. Wired.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  6. ^ "3D Systems Completes Geomagic Acquisition". Rttnews.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  7. ^ "Bend, Not Break By Ping Fu, MeiMei Fox - Book Finder". Oprah.com. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  8. ^ Kirkpatrick, Melanie (2013-01-08). "Book Review: Bend, Not Break". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  9. ^ "Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds by Ping Fu - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  10. ^ Katie Baker (2013-02-04). "Ping Fu Defends 'Bend, Not Break' Memoir Against Online Chinese Attack". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  11. ^ Harold Evans (2013-02-11). "The Persecution of Ping Fu". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  12. ^ Tania Branigan in Beijing and Ed Pilkington in New York. "Chinese cast doubt over executive's rags to riches tale | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  13. ^ "Doubts over Chinese author lauded by Michelle Obama". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  14. ^ "Ping Fu: Clarifying the Facts in Bend, Not Break". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  15. ^ "Ping Fu: Sad, But Not Broken". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  16. ^ DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW (February 20, 2013). "Ensnared in the Trap of Memory". New York Times.
  17. ^ Bronner, Ethan. "True or False? The Tussle Over Ping Fu's Memoir - NYTimes.com". Rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  18. ^ "美国杰出华人企业家傅蘋遭遇方舟子的跨境毁誉战" (in Chinese). Boxun.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  19. ^ Tania Branigan in Beijing; Ed Pilkington in New York. "Chinese cast doubt over executive's rags to riches tale | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  20. ^ CED Entrepreneurial
  21. ^ Ernst & Young
  22. ^ Business Leader
  23. ^ Fast Company
  24. ^ Business Leader magazine's
  25. ^ "Ping Fu of Geomagic selected as leading businesswoman in N.C.'s Triangle". RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. August 4, 2005. Retrieved 26 Sep 2012.
  26. ^ America China Business Women's Alliance
  27. ^ CAD Society
  28. ^ Fast Company
  29. ^ Triangle Business Journal
  30. ^ William C. Friday Award
  31. ^ The International Affairs Council
  32. ^ US Citizenship and Immigration Services

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