1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 22 Who is this?
1900 6 Month 18 Day.

Three days have passed since the [Quantum Mechanics] paper was published. While the whole world was in a physics storm, Li Qiwei, who was at the center of it, remained calm.

Now, he was accepting the "threats and inducements" from Professor Thomson and Wilson, asking him to use the name of the Cavendish Laboratory when he published a paper next time.

Li Qiwei nodded quickly.

He and Wilson were now very close, and Professor Thomson had cleared himself of the school's accountability.

Finally, the Spark Project is also based at the University of Cambridge.

So no matter what, Li Qiwei will stay in the Cavendish Laboratory and make the most of it.

As he was walking on the road to take an exam, he suddenly noticed that the notice board of Trinity College was surrounded by students.

Everyone was whispering to each other, discussing something excitedly.

Suddenly, they saw Li Qiwei and made way for him, staring at him intently.

At this time, Chris emerged from the crowd, his face full of excitement: "Senior Bruce, you are so strong!"

"Look, this is a notice Dean Sanders sent especially for you."

"I am so envious of you for publishing this paper."

Li Qiwei was very curious. He walked closer and saw the words on the notice clearly.

"A huge congratulations to our third-year undergraduate student, Bruce Lee, on his groundbreaking paper published in Nature."

“This paper first proposed the concept of [quantum] and opened up a new research direction for physics.”

"Bruce Lee is a hard-working student with excellent character who often helps his classmates."

“He is a role model for students at Trinity College. Please learn from him.”

“At the same time, the publication of the paper also reflects the remarkable teaching achievements and good teaching quality of Trinity College.”

“It also demonstrates the profound academic heritage and humanistic care of Cambridge University.”

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After reading the announcement, Li Qiwei smiled speechlessly.

I didn't expect that the president of Trinity College would play such tricks.

Sanders had a conflict with himself, so he used the paper to praise him highly, hoping that he could eliminate the grudge in his heart.

If it were an ordinary young person, he would definitely get excited and burst into tears of gratitude towards Sanders.

After all, this kind of public praise can infinitely satisfy people's vanity.

But Li Qiwei is not a naive young man. This kind of waste paper with no substantial reward is almost like fooling a child.

His request was to drive away Behram and Miles.

So, after reading the announcement, he left directly, leaving behind everyone's worshipful eyes.

"Wow, Senior Bruce's aura is so strong."

"Bruce is truly a role model for our generation, as he was able to publish such a ground-shaking paper without getting upset."

"The ancient Eastern country is indeed mysterious and unpredictable. It is unexpected that a genius like Bruce Lee could emerge."

While students were envious of Li Qiwei, a higher-level meeting was also worrying about him.

The president of Cambridge University is elected by the school's senate and is usually a prominent person in society. The position of president is merely symbolic.

The Vice-Chancellor is the de facto academic and administrative head of the University of Cambridge.

At this moment, there were more than a dozen people sitting casually in the office of the Vice-President of Cambridge University.

Vice President Cardwell convened some of the school's physics professors to discuss how to publicize this achievement.

He himself was also shocked by the influence of the [Quantum Mechanics] paper.

Physics is the first of natural sciences.

If the end of biology is chemistry, then the end of chemistry is physics.

Therefore, the emergence of a completely new physical theory has a fatal attraction to the scientific community.

I thought the matter was very simple, but I found out that the author of the paper was a Qing Dynasty citizen, and his supervisor was a German professor.

This made Cardwell very embarrassed and felt incredible.

He couldn't connect the two things anyway.

Through Thomson's explanation, Cardwell finally understood the reason.

At the same time, he highly praised Thomson for his keen eye for talent and his ability to discover it in a timely manner.

However, Sanders, who was standing by, had no choice but to tell the cheating incident. After all, he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to, as many students were present at the time.

Sure enough, when he finished speaking, everyone's expressions became very interesting. Even Cardwell didn't know what to say. There was a lot of water behind this.

So he organized his thoughts and then said slowly: "In any case, Bruce Lee is a student of Cambridge, and this will not change."

"I don't think I need to explain the importance of such a groundbreaking theory to everyone present."

"Most importantly, as long as this achievement belongs to Cambridge, I can apply for more education and research funding from the government."

"New theories need to be proven experimentally, so we need to buy experimental equipment and recruit relevant personnel."

"With such good reasons, the misers in the Treasury Department could no longer refuse any offer."

"Everyone, this is a matter of vital importance to Cambridge and to all of you. I hope you can all work together to accomplish it."

Although they are just professors of physics, they understand the importance of funding to the school and physics.

So, everyone fully understands Cardwell's sense of urgency.

At this time, some people suggested that Li Qiwei's identity as a Qing citizen might be detrimental to propaganda.

Cardwell pondered for a long time, and then said decisively: "Don't worry about this. Instead, we should highlight Bruce's identity."

"Think about it, Bruce Lee was just an ordinary young man from a backward country."

"As a result, because he studied in Cambridge and was influenced by the culture of Cambridge, he created such a great physics theory."

“Isn’t this enough to show the tolerance and broad-mindedness of Cambridge University?”

"I think Bruce Li Qing's identity as a Chinese actually highlights the strength of Cambridge University."

"War is the business of politicians, but science is our business."

"We cannot let racial issues affect the purity of science!"

Cardwell said this at the end with great vigor.

After hearing what he said, everyone was shocked and admired that he was indeed capable of being the vice-president and was not a fool.

Just based on the way and courage of handling things, no one can match it.

Then, Cardwell told Sanders, "Dean Sanders, I don't care what conditions you use, I hope you can clear up the misunderstanding between you and Bruce Lee."

"We must not let him drop out of school in anger or even join another university."

"Especially Oxford University, this is absolutely not allowed, otherwise we in Cambridge will become a joke."

Sanders could only nod and agree. He certainly knew the grudge between Cambridge and Oxford.

At this time, Professor Thompson, who rarely spoke, said, "President Cardwell, Bruce Lee has agreed to be my doctoral student."

"I think a genius like him will definitely keep his promise."

"Of course, I also need the school to support his admission."

Cardwell was delighted when he heard this and said quickly, "That's great, Professor Thomson. It's true that a good teacher produces good students."

Thompson didn't care about Cardwell's flattery, he only cared about Ridgeway.

Sanders on the opposite side gave him a grateful look.

Recalling the previous argument about Li Qiwei, Sanders' face turned red. After all, he was not a physicist and could not see what was special about Li Qiwei.

The reason I can sit here today is because of my identity as the president of Trinity College.

Fortunately, he asked those two idiots to apologize in advance, otherwise it would be really troublesome.

Next, Cardwell reached an agreement with everyone to fully promote Li Qiwei and his theory of quantum mechanics.

We strive to attract more physicists to join Cambridge University to further deepen and develop this theory.

This makes Cambridge the world's top university!
By then, Cardwell might be able to use this opportunity to reach a higher level.

Everyone is making their own plans, but some are happy while others are sad.

The ones who are worried are Beram and Miles.

At this moment, the two of them were pacing back and forth in the office like ants on a hot pan, extremely anxious.

Beram had already heard from other sources about Li Qiwei's current fame and reputation.

It is no exaggeration to say that neither of them is worthy of carrying someone's shoes, yet they unknowingly frame each other.

Now, I can only ask Cecil for help.

Beram knew very well that as long as Li Qiwei argued for his point, Sanders would definitely give up on him.

If I had apologized in time before, there might have been room for improvement, but it's too late now.

They will suffer the consequences.

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