couple had two sons, Yang Yuenian and Yang Yuemin. The children followed the footsteps of their parents: Yuenian became a computer scientist, and Yuemin a physicist. Xia died on 27 August 2014, aged 91. Works References External links Xia Peisu at the National Museum for Modern Chinese Scientists 1923 births 2014 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh College of Science and Engineering Chinese expatriates in the United Kingdom Chinese women computer scientists Educators from Chongqing Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Central University alumni Scientists from Chongqing Academic staff of Tsinghua University National Chiao Tung University alumni Academic staff of the University of Science and Technology of China