1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 260 The Man Closest to God?

After Liu Liangzhong of the Hongmen left, Li Qiwei finally had a chance to rest.

There were still more than ten days before the Physical Society was to be held in New York, so he had plenty of time to prepare.

Unlike speeches to ordinary students, if you want to fool American physicists, you still need to plan carefully.

At least things like gravity and the constancy of the speed of light are a bit superficial.

In his spare time, Li Qiwei's favorite thing is to go for a drive.

The good thing about the United States is that it has a vast land area and a sparse population, which is very suitable for racing.

When he was in London, England, the air was smelly and black, the roads were crowded, and there was no fun in driving at all.

Although cars cannot drive at the speed they do now, and there are no highways, there are only country roads.

However, Li Qiwei still drove at full speed and rushed around recklessly.

However, no matter how bumpy the car was, Li San in the back seat seemed to be welded to the car, standing still.

This made Li Qiwei feel very unfulfilled.

He kind of missed Lu Yao and Xiang Lan. If the two women were here, they would definitely say, "Oh, Master, slow down. I can't stand it."

Li Qiwei gradually began to have wild thoughts.

Then the car overturned. Fortunately, Li San was quick-witted and jumped out of the car instantly to protect Li Qiwei, otherwise he would have been injured.

Li Qiwei was furious: "Shift, cars of this era are too unsafe. It seems I need to write more patents for improvements."

After returning to the hotel, apart from preparing meeting materials, the rest of Li Qiwei's work was to sort out the contents of general relativity.

According to his plan, the paper should be published in 1912.

This time point has no special meaning, it's purely Li Qiwei's obsessive-compulsive disorder.

In real history, Einstein published the narrow aspect in 1905 and completed the broad aspect in 1915, but it was not published until 1916, a gap of 11 years.

Li Qiwei clearly remembered that he had made a ten-year commitment at the symposium on special relativity, so the publication time should be 1912.

Without ten years of precipitation and contrast, how can the prestige of general relativity be highlighted, and how can his hard work be reflected.

For Li Qiwei to be able to get to where he is today, his own talent is certainly important, but later experience also plays a big role.

But the most important factor is his decades of hard work.

Just as Li Qiwei was practicing, Richardson suddenly walked in and said excitedly, "Bruce, this year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced."

"Oh?" Li Qiwei almost forgot about it.

Ever since he won the first Nobel Prize in Physics, he has lost interest in the Nobel Prize.

There is no way. When something can be played with as much as you want and you can get it as much as you want, no one will cherish it.

Maybe he would just give it to someone else.

"This year's winner is Professor van der Waals from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is a veteran in the field of physics."

"He was awarded for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids."

The Van der Waals mentioned by Richardson is the same Van der Waals in later Van der Waals force.

The other party is already 73 years old this year and is considered a veteran in the physics community. He basically does not attend any meetings.

Li Qiwei invited VanderWaal to the first Bruce Conference, but the old man refused due to health reasons.

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "It seems that this year's explosion of physics achievements has troubled the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee."

"The previous few sessions all announced the list in October."

“This time it was delayed until November.”

"It's probably really hard to make a decision, so we can only push the senior out for a while."

Richardson laughed and said, "I guess they also had a heated discussion among themselves."

"Laue's X-ray crystal diffraction, Bragg's diffraction formula, and Qian Wu's superconductivity are all Nobel Prize-winning."

“The Nobel Prize Committee must be overwhelmed.”

"These days, the only thing I worry about is having too few results. I've never seen anyone worrying about having too many results."

The two laughed.

Richardson asked again, "Bruce, you are very busy these days. I see people come to visit you often."

“Many times, I got to the door, saw a lot of people, and I left.”

Li Qiwei sighed: "Alas, I have rejected many, but they still keep coming."

"The most outrageous thing is that some writers came to me and asked me if I had any plans to publish literary works."

“I said I was going to write a science fiction novel, like Jules Verne in France.”

Richardson laughed and said, "Haha, Bruce, are you serious? I'm really looking forward to it."

"I like Jules Verne's works very much. I have read his Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea several times."

"But the only drawback is that I always feel that Verne's imagination is a little lacking, which may be related to the fact that he is not a physicist."

"He doesn't dare to write about some things related to science and technology if he's not sure about them."

"But Bruce, you are different. The science fiction you write will definitely be more imaginative."

Li Qiwei said modestly: "No, no, I just wrote it for fun."

"Thinking about problems every day is too tiring, and I have to find some fun to relax."

Richardson sighed, "Alas, outsiders think Bruce Lee is the number one genius in physics. He succeeded because of his talent."

"But who could have known, Bruce, that your diligence is your greatest talent."

Li Qiwei remained calm, as if he had met a bosom friend, "Richardson, the only people in this world who understand me are you and Wilson."

Richardson then made an appointment with Ridgway to go to New York together on the 15th.

But he was not going to attend the meeting, but to visit a good friend.

Because Richardson was not an American, and certainly not a member of the American Physical Society, he was not invited.

When he left, he reminded Li Qiwei that if the novel was published, he wanted an autographed copy.

Li Qiwei agreed with a smile.

Not long after Richardson left, Li San came in and said that a man named Nikola Tesla was visiting outside.

Li Qiwei almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"You said his name was Nikola Tesla?"

Li San confirmed: "This should be the pronunciation. I won't read it wrong."

Hey!
Li Qiwei immediately became interested.

The famous Tesla.

The man closest to God in legend.

The evaluation of Tesla by later generations can almost be summarized as extreme praise and extreme criticism.

Te Chui believes that Tesla is the greatest scientist in human history.

He is not only a genius, but also paranoid, crazy and poor, a mad scientist.

All of Tesla's characteristics are consistent with the ordinary people's imagination of a scientist who regards money as dirt.

He refused the Nobel Prize 11 times and made countless unprecedented inventions and ideas in his life.

Alternating current, artificial lightning, UFOs, death rays, cosmic rays, radar, submarines, solar engines.
Tesla knows everything and can do everything.

All his inventions were ahead of their time, but they could not be realized at the time because productivity could not keep up.

The most famous is the Tunguska explosion, which was caused by Tesla's ball lightning.

He also once said: "If I wanted to, I could split the earth in half."

In addition, the US government sealed up all of Tesla’s research data, which led to the emergence of so many black technologies in later generations.

Therefore, Tesla, like Leonardo da Vinci, is the man closest to God.

The above are all exaggerated evidence and evaluations.

But it's hilarious when it's special.

Tesla is considered the creator of all lightning magic.

A dignified lightning sanctuary mage.

Everything in the world related to lightning is related to Tesla.

He is the ancient Greek god of thunder and lightning.

Ahem, Li Qiwei declined to comment on this.

Anyway, he was about to see a real living Tesla, so Li Qiwei was full of curiosity.

What is so special about this man who has been controversial in later generations?

Soon, Li San brought Tesla in, and Li Qiwei finally met this legendary figure.

The other person is 54 years old this year, with bright eyes and a high nose bridge, which makes the whole face look three-dimensional and profound, exuding a wise temperament.

Based on this appearance alone, Li Qiwei concluded that Tesla must be something. Considering the other person's age, Li Qiwei stood up, took the initiative to extend his hand, and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Tesla."

"You are very welcome."

When Tesla saw the legendary Bruce for the first time, he was surprised that he was younger than he thought.

A man who is just 30 years old is already the top genius in physics today.

Relativity and quantum theory shocked the world.

Not to mention that the other party also believes in creationism and is involved in the artificial synthesis of ammonia.

So many achievements are as dazzling as the sun.

For the first time, Tesla felt that his previous achievements seemed a little ordinary.

It is said that the person in front of him is also an inventor and has published many patents.

Improvements in filaments, car engines, refrigerators, medical X-rays, radios, wireless communications, and more.

It’s just that the other party never publicizes these achievements, but operates them in the name of the company.

In comparison, he and Edison, who caused a lot of fuss over direct current and alternating current, seemed a bit too ostentatious.

Given the other party's strength, if he wants to study alternating current, he will probably be better than me.

Tesla felt infinite power and pressure from Li Qiwei's confident gaze and smile.

He also extended his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Professor Bruce."

"Today I finally met the legendary you."

Li Qiwei's face suddenly looked strange. How come the identities were reversed and he became the legendary figure in Tesla's mouth?

"Mr. Tesla, I have heard of your name a long time ago."

"The story between you and Edison is known to everyone."

"Just call me Bruce."

Tesla smiled awkwardly, "That's all in the past. I never blamed him."

Li Qiwei understood. It seemed that the grudge between Edison and Tesla was not as simple as it seemed. Perhaps it was a love-hate relationship?

Or there is some other hidden secret.

However, he didn't care about it at all, because he was very unhappy with Edison anyway.

At this time, Tesla said: "I came here today mainly to see you, Bruce, and have a casual chat with you."

"There are too few people in this world who can keep up with my thinking, so I am very lonely."

Tesla's boastful remarks made Li Qiwei slightly stunned.

"I've been studying mechanical stuff lately."

"I designed a disc-shaped aircraft. It has no wings and propellers, and it uses reaction force to achieve drive and endurance."

"And it can be controlled wirelessly, so the missile can be launched thousands of kilometers away."

"But unfortunately, no one was willing to invest in this project, so I lacked the funds to make a prototype."

"I once approached the U.S. military and showed them the military applications of this aircraft."

"Those people don't understand my design at all. They always treat Edison's battery as some kind of great treasure."

"Bruce, tell me if this is ridiculous or not."

Li Qiwei was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. You are here to complain to me.

And you don't want me to invest in you.

Pioneer Investment Group's success in Ford Motor Company has made everyone in the industry envious.

Many senior executives who are familiar with the inside story know that the real operator of this investment is Bruce Lee hiding behind the scenes.

Some people are scientists on the surface, but are investors and entrepreneurs behind the scenes.

And Pioneer Investment Group specializes in investing in so-called high-tech companies.

What is high-tech? There must be at least one science and engineering talent among the founders.

For example, if graduates like Hubble start a business, it should be related to high technology.

Now, Tesla’s invention is no longer high-tech, but rather black technology.

No wonder even the US military doesn't dare to invest.

Because Tesla hasn't even figured out the principles of aircraft yet.

However, he did not give up.

With Tesla's connections, it was not difficult to find out that Li Qiwei had an investment company.

That’s why I’m visiting today.

Li Qiwei asked: "Tesla, what is the so-called reaction force on your aircraft?"

Tesla said without hesitation: "That is a force I guess."

"I guess there must be other forces in nature that have not been discovered besides gravity and electromagnetism."

"As for what exactly it is, it will require a physicist like you, Bruce, to study it."

Li Qiwei: I really want to give you a thumbs up, your TN guess was right.

It seems that Tesla's so-called invention is actually just a concept.

He is a little different from traditional inventors.

Inventors expand the application of existing knowledge and theories in reality.

The functions, principles and structures are very clear and fixed.

Tesla's invention, however, was a systematic creation.

In other words, I drew a black box, and this black box has the function of traveling through time and space.

But what is the principle?
Don’t ask. The answer is that there has been no breakthrough in basic science and it cannot be achieved for the time being.

If you are willing to fund me, I will invent it and show it to you.

At this time, Li Qiwei suddenly asked with a malicious look: "Tesla, I heard that you have studied a weapon called death ray?"

Tesla was stunned. "Death ray weapon? I haven't heard of it. I haven't invented it either. It should be a rumor."

"You know, those tabloids like to make up stories. They'll write whatever they can to increase sales."

Li Qiwei smiled slightly, he probably understood Tesla.

Tesla must have been an excellent electrical engineer early in his career.

Based on Faraday's discovery of alternating current and Pixie's creation of the first AC motor, he improved AC technology and invented the asynchronous motor.

The alternating current used today is a three-phase alternating current system invented by Russian scientist Dobrovolsky.

But Tesla's work is also a very important foundation.

If we must make a comparison, he is somewhat similar to Watt, who improved the steam engine.

Later, there was nothing left to improve on with AC power, so Tesla turned his attention to other areas.

These fields should all be related to electricity and machinery.

When combined together, they naturally become various inventions.

But most of it is nonsense.

For example, this disc-shaped aircraft sounds very cool, but it is actually useless.

It is more of a game of imagination than an invention.

It is not even as shocking as a space carrier.

It only has a mechanical structure but no internal details.

Before the invention of transistors, the imagination of people of that era was limited.

After all, there are very few people who can transcend the limitations of the times.

After figuring out Tesla's intention, Li Qiwei smiled and said, "It's a great idea. Maybe one day in the future, it can really be realized."

Tesla was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly said, "Then Bruce, are you willing to invest in me?"

Li Qiwei declined politely: "Well, the company's investment targets all have strict screening processes, and even I can't intervene rashly."

"But I can carry your stuff up."

If Sheng Jingran were here, he would definitely curl his lips and say: Are you kidding? Who dares to deny the chairman's decision?

Although Tesla was not worldly-wise, he could still understand the rejection in Li Qiwei's words.

After all, he has hit a wall many times and has heard a lot of similar rhetoric.

But Tesla still did not give up, and asked excitedly: "Bruce, you don't believe it can really be realized?"

Li Qiwei pondered for a while and felt that he should give the other party a little shock.

(End of this chapter)