1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 299 If you get into trouble in the future, just report your name as your master!
The year 1911 has been extremely exciting from its beginning to now.

The things that happened this year were overwhelming.

Each one of them caused a stir in the world and touched everyone's heartstrings.

First, Bohr made a stunning debut by publishing the earth-shaking Bohr model.

He rejected the planetary model of his mentor, Professor Bruce, and pioneered the basic theory of atomic research.

It immediately caused a sensation in the field of physics.

What followed was the Second Quantum Theory Conference, where Li Qiwei acted with great force, dominating the world and fighting against many big guys alone.

With his own efforts, he pushed the Bohr model to its peak and evolved it into the Bohr-Lee model.

Ended atomic spectroscopy, explained the periodic table, and guided the study of atomic structure.

At the end of the meeting, Li Qiwei let his imagination run wild.

The proposal that the nature of the world is probabilistic shocked the entire physics community.

This problem has also become the number one mystery in contemporary physics.

Everyone is trying to find a way to prove that once the results are out, they will definitely become famous all over the world.

Throughout 1911, the most important achievement in physics was the Bohr-Lee model.

It confirmed what Ridgway had predicted at the first Bruce Conference.

From then on, atomic research has a supporting basic theory, and the research speed will be greatly accelerated.

Just when everyone thought that this conference was the most important event of the year, Madame Curie's scandal shocked the world.

It makes everyone understand that no matter how great a physicist is, he cannot compare to the love story of a female scientist.

However, fate is often very dramatic.

Just when Madame Curie was being spurned and insulted by the French people, she actually won the Nobel Prize again.

Became the first double Nobel Prize winner in history.

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

I don’t know whether I should continue to curse.

The French government even secretly contacted Madame Curie privately, hoping that she could return to the country as soon as possible to continue her academic research.

Considering her two daughters, Madame Curie finally agreed to return to France.

This farce finally came to an end.

Compared with these things, what people may remember about the fight between Li Qiwei and Edison is that Bruce is going to become a millionaire.

This can be achieved with just one battery product.

This once again allowed everyone to witness the charm of science.

There is a golden house in books, and this is not nonsense.

As November approached, the European physics community finally began to calm down.

However, this calm is accumulating strength for a greater outbreak.

Everyone knows that there will be a second Bruce Conference next year.

That is the supreme conference of physics, and the participants will sit on the throne of the highest god.

Each seat is unique and represents the pinnacle of physics.

Everyone is eager to see who will win the prize this year.

Besides, there was only one year left before Bruce published his theory of general relativity.

The whole world is paying attention to this matter.

Based on the fragmentary information Bruce had revealed before.

General relativity should be the perfect complement to the shortcomings of special relativity.

And it will include the entire Newtonian system.

This would be an unprecedented feat.

Just thinking about it is enough to make one's blood boil.

Things have developed to this point. If Li Qiwei does not publish it in the end, it will be a huge blow to his reputation.

Of course, this if is impossible.

Li Qiwei was sitting in his office at this moment, smiling gently, and screaming in his heart: "Let the world tremble at my feet!"

Suddenly, Bohr on the opposite side waved his hand, "Professor Bruce, Professor Bruce?"

Li Qiwei was startled and reacted quickly.

He is arranging graduation arrangements for Bohr and others.

He remained calm and said, "Oh, I was just thinking about an equation."

"Where was I?"

Bohr and others felt warm in their hearts and looked at their mentor with great admiration.

This is Professor Bruce.

No time is wasted, and once he starts thinking deeply, no external factors can disturb him.

Bohr even felt a little guilty.

He felt that he might have interrupted his mentor's thoughts, perhaps the other party was thinking about some key issue.

So, he said a little embarrassedly: "You just mentioned graduation time."

Li Qiwei took it and nodded.

Bohr and others had been studying for their doctorates under him for exactly two and a half years.

In this era, the graduation time of graduate students is completely uncertain.

Whether you are a master's student or a doctoral student, whether you can graduate depends entirely on whether your supervisor approves you.

If your supervisor thinks your results are good enough, you can graduate even if you only study for one year.

If your supervisor thinks your research is not yet mature enough, you can graduate when you make a breakthrough.

It’s still quite difficult to mix.

"Well, I am very satisfied with your results."

"Especially Bohr, who was neither arrogant nor impatient, and accumulated a lot of experience before making a breakthrough. This is the quality that a scientific researcher should possess."

Bohr felt a little shy after hearing this, and the guilt he had just felt disappeared.

My tutor is still as nice to me as always.

"As for the graduation date, let's set it on December 12th."

"It's just the right time to finish my defense and it's time for school to go on holiday."

"I will invite Professor Thomson, Professor Rutherford and others to serve as reviewers at that time."

"You must do a good job in your defense."

“Everyone knows the results of the study.”

“The key is to clarify the logic of your own research.”

“Why do you study this topic? What problems exist at present? How do you think about it? What hypotheses and experiments do you make based on your thinking?”

“Don’t think these things are easy and be too lazy to do them.”

“Without a deep research logic foundation, maybe you can occasionally discover a new phenomenon.”

“But you can never sustain it.”

Everyone nodded and listened to the instructor's teachings.

Professor Bruce's teaching style is different from everyone else.

What he cultivates is not the students' flash of inspiration, but the ability to generate flash of inspiration.

Only when you have accumulated a lot of knowledge, will you be qualified to consider inspiration.

Bohr and others benefited greatly.

At this time, Li Qiwei asked again, "Have you thought about your development after graduation?"

Bohr began by saying: “I am going to return to the University of Copenhagen and conduct my research independently there.”

Li Qiwei nodded, "Not bad."

"Where's Chris?"

Chris touched the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Um, Professor Bruce, I plan to go to a company and do applied research."

Li Qiwei asked casually: "Are you going to Philips?"

Chris replied: "Yes, President Gerrard contacted me."

Li Qiwei still nodded and said, "Not bad."

Then Gregory said: "Lord Lockyer wants me to take over Nature."

“I am also interested in editing.”

"However, I still want to hear your opinion, mentor."

Bohr and Chris looked at him and complained in their hearts: Brother Li, you are so mean. You make us look so stupid.

Li Qiwei was also amused by Gregory's little thoughts.

At this time, Qian Wushi and others also wanted to speak, but were interrupted by Li Qiwei.

"You four, I'll talk to you individually later."

Master Qian Wu was very excited and listened quietly.

Li Qiwei continued to say to Bohr and the other two: "No matter what you want to do after graduation, as your mentor, I will fully support you."

"And don't have any psychological burden."

“I feel that if I don’t continue to engage in scientific research after graduating with a PhD, I’m wasting my time.”

“This is an extremely wrong view.”

“You can learn in any field and anywhere.”

As he said this, he looked at Bohr. "For example, Bohr returned to the University of Copenhagen and continued to work in the academic field."

"I will start my own business and continue to study quantum theory in depth."

“This is learning.”

Then he looked at Chris again.

"But Chris is rooted in the business, focusing on specific engineering problems and turning science into technology."

“Create more novel products for society.”

“This is also learning.”

"As for Gregory." Li Qiwei paused.

“I have always believed that the current journal review system is unreasonable.”

“It is impossible for Nature to cope with the future explosion of science with only the few editors and reviewers it has hired.”

"Lord Lockyer once spoke to me about this."

“My approach is to establish a completely new review system.”

"Wired telegraph and wireless telegraph are now very convenient."

“It is entirely possible to turn all professors in the UK into reviewers.”

"Gregory, do you understand me?"

Gregory was listening intently and quickly replied, "Understood, Professor Bruce."

"I'll write out a detailed plan for you to review."

He was extremely excited. He didn't expect Professor Bruce to think so far.

And after taking office, he can start reforms.

Showing a different temperament from Sir Lockyer.

This can also be regarded as a proof of one's ability.

Bohr and Chris secretly slapped their thighs and sighed in their hearts.

"Damn it, we can't compare to Brother Li's flattery skills over the past thirty years."

Li Qiwei looked at the three people with relief.

It can be said that their choices were all within their expectations.

Bohr's family was wealthy and his father was a university professor, so he never had to worry about life.

So he can focus on doing what he likes without distraction.

The collection of books at home enabled him to read widely at a young age, laying a very good foundation in science.

Therefore, he could devote himself fully to his favorite physics research career.

Chris's family pales in comparison to Bobby's.

So, his first priority is to solve life problems.

Therefore, the attraction of a high-paying job to him is self-evident.

Especially the CTO price offered by Gerard, which instantly broke Chris' heart.

That’s the CTO.

The famous Tesla is the CTO of Bruce Group.

Chris fell instantly.

He had never thought about joining his mentor's company right away, as it always felt a bit awkward.

He always had a hope in his heart.

That is, one day he will make achievements and continue to work for his mentor.

Therefore, even if he is not engaged in scientific research, he will work hard in his position in the company and hone his abilities.

As for Gregory, he was a typical child from a middle-class London family.

Weaker than Bohr, but stronger than Chris.

And his scientific research ability is just average, just like Chris's.

Without Li Qiwei's support, it would have been impossible to achieve such important results as GKY.

Therefore, Gregory is very self-aware.

He didn't want to continue researching basic physics because he didn't have the talent for it.

I also don't want to work hard to earn money like Chris.

Gregory still wants to do his old job and be the boss.

Now the status of Nature journal in the academic world is unshakable.

With his connections in the scientific community, he will surely be able to take the journal to a higher level.

Although the trajectories of the three people are different, as long as they stay in their own positions and always maintain an enterprising spirit, then their learning will not be in vain.

Li Qiwei respects everyone's choice.

He knew that with Chris and Gregory's intelligence, it would be possible for them to make it in academics in the future.

But in this special era where masters emerge in large numbers and geniuses are as numerous as the fish in the sea, he can only be lost in the crowd.

Later, there was a world's richest man. A reporter asked him why he did not continue to study physics but instead entered the business field.

The boss said: "When I was an undergraduate student, I encountered a very difficult partial differential equation problem."

"My roommate and I spent three hours thinking about it, but there was still no progress."

"Later, we took the question to the smartest student in the department."

"The other person only took a look at the question, did some mental calculations for a few seconds, and came up with the answer: cosθ."

“I couldn’t believe it.”

"He started to deduce it right away, wrote down three pages of formulas, and finally got the answer that was the same as what he had calculated in his head."

“That was a pivotal moment for me.”

“Because that’s when I realized I was never going to be a great physicist.”

"In the field of pure physics, you have to be one of the 50 best people in the world, otherwise you will never get ahead."

“So I changed my major from physics to computer science.”

When Li Qiwei heard this story, he felt that the academic path was too difficult.

Physics is the most difficult of all academic subjects.

This is a real arena of genius.

If you are not a genius, you can only be a spectator outside the venue and just shout 666.

Finally, Li Qiwei said to Bohr and the other two:

"You will have to walk your own path from now on."

"But remember one thing."

“No matter what difficulties you encounter or problems you can’t solve, just come to me.”

"My students, Bruce, must never be bullied."

Wow!
Bohr, Chris, and Gregory shuddered, their blood boiling.

Professor Bruce's domineering attitude made them feel the warmth of the sun.

The tall figure will always be their most solid support.

"When you return, Bohr, I will write a letter of recommendation and ask the University of Copenhagen to arrange a professorship for you."

Bohr was extremely excited.

You should know that there is only one university in Denmark now, and that is the University of Copenhagen.

You can imagine how difficult it is to be a professor there.

Even though Bohr's father was a professor of physiology at the school, it was basically a fantasy to recommend Bohr to be a professor.

But Professor Bruce is different.

Bohr felt that as long as the school management was not crazy, they would be happy to accept it.

Of course, the premise is that Bohr himself is awesome enough.

Otherwise, Li Qiwei would not have spoken.

"Chris, go and tell Gerard that all salaries must be increased by another 50%."

"If he disagrees, just let him talk to me."

Chris was so excited that he almost kneeled down and called him daddy.

Even my own father doesn't have this ability.

His salary was already very high, and Chris couldn't even think of increasing it by 50%.

In fact, he underestimated himself.

Ridgwell is confident that he will win the Nobel Prize in Physics in the future.

If a Nobel Prize winner goes to work for you, is it a big deal if you get a higher salary?

In later generations, ordinary companies are not even qualified to meet Nobel Prize winners.

"As for Gregory, your case is relatively simple."

"Professors in the field of physics should all accept your invitation."

"If you have professors from other disciplines that you can't get, tell me and I'll go and ask them myself."

Gregory suddenly felt at ease.

With the support of Professor Bruce, there is no need to worry about connections in the scientific community.

Nature will surely create greater glory.

Soon, the three of them went out satisfied.

At this time, Li Qiwei looked at the four people from Qian Wushi.

(End of this chapter)