[1][2] He had a younger brother named Zhao Yisun (赵伊笋) who died from an illness at an early age.
[1][2] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in order to escape the war, his family relocated to Chongqing, where he attended the School Affiliated to Central University in 1944.
[1] In January 1970, he moved to National University of Defense Technology, and taught at the Department of Physics.
[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1984.
[1] On 21 December 2022, Zhao died in Beijing, at the age of 92.