1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 72 Bruce, you also know radiology?

Faced with Anders' deliberate provocation, Li Qiwei smiled disdainfully.

At the same time, he was thinking, if he were a Westerner at this time, after achieving such success, would the other party still dare to cause trouble?

It was indeed very difficult for a Qing citizen to gain a foothold in Europe, as there would always be people who would jump out to oppose it.

Even though he had proposed quantum theory and the wave-particle duality of light, he was essentially still just a scholar.

No matter how great the fame is, it is just fame, not the real strength that can shock people. Li Qiwei still has a long way to go.

But no matter how weak I am, I can't just step on any trash.

At this time, someone in the venue recognized Anders, and it was obvious that the other party was not an unknown person.

"Isn't that Anders? His uncle Haviland is a professor at the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences."

"Oh, maybe you don't know this yet, but Professor Haviland has a new identity recently. He is a member of the Nobel Prize Committee for Physics."

"In October this year, the first Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded. It is a huge prize, and the prize money alone is said to be 10 Swedish kronor."

"Professor Haviland is one of the five committee members and has the right to determine the final candidate for the award."

"Oh my god, I'm also in the physics department, how come I didn't know this news."

"That's your fault for not being well-informed. Word has spread in the physics community recently that there will soon be a prestigious award in physics."

"Damn it, I just made a breakthrough in my recent slider friction experiment, I'm afraid I'm too late to comment on the award."

When Anders heard the envy of the people around him, he couldn't help but become arrogant and looked at Li Qiwei with unfriendly eyes.

He muttered to himself that it seemed that the Nobel Prize had some background. He would have to find a way to get his uncle to revoke Li Qiwei's qualifications.

Rutherford seemed to see through Anders' tricks, smiling and not caring at all.

Even the division of physics into theoretical physics and experimental physics was initiated by Li Qiwei, but he still said that the other party looked down on him.

In the field of physics, there are actually people with ulterior motives. With such a small mind, how can they possibly encompass everything in the universe?

However, Rutherford suddenly hit upon a good idea, and took this opportunity to let Ridgway express his views on radioactivity and take advantage of the genius' idea.

So Rutherford smiled at Ridgway and said, "Bruce, look at how difficult life is for us experimental physicists."

"As a rising star in theoretical physics, can you give us some advice to increase the influence of experimental physics?"

"We have to do well in physics, too."

"Come on, Bruce, I'll lend you this podium for a while."

Everyone present laughed, and the awkward situation was perfectly resolved by Rutherford's high emotional intelligence.

Only Anders was furious. He thought Rutherford would be very angry, but he had no idea that Rutherford had a good relationship with Li Qiwei.

Li Qiwei was also impressed by Rutherford's wit. This guy wanted to get his things for free.

He stood up calmly and walked to the podium firmly.

"Hey, Rutherford, since you said you're having such a hard time, I'll send you an assistant."

"The young man named Xu Qitai was brought by me from China. According to the Chinese seniority system, he should be considered my disciple." Li Qiwei pointed to the location.

"He is very interested in physics experiments. I think you wouldn't mind taking him in."

"If you don't accept it, it means that you experimental physics people look down on people. It's not difficult at all."

"Everyone agrees, right?"

The audience was amused once again. It was very interesting to see the two of them scheming against each other.

Rutherford was stunned for a moment. He was just teasing the other party, but now he was caught off guard. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But he knew that Xu Qitai was a student at Cambridge and had a good relationship with Li Qiwei, which was exactly what he wanted. "Hey, Bruce, sometimes I think you shouldn't be a physicist, but a politician."

"Because no one can get the slightest advantage from you."

Li Qiwei laughed loudly, and then after the meeting was quiet, he began to speak seriously: "Someone just asked me if I had any opinions on experimental physics."

"I would like to say that if a person studying physics is always struggling with these issues, I would doubt his professional quality."

Anders' face turned red after hearing this. People around him looked at him strangely from time to time, making him feel very uncomfortable. "Damn Bruce Lee."

Li Qiwei didn't indulge him and continued, "The truth is hidden in the void. Both theory and experiment are just tools to find it."

“The theory and practice of physics are not in a black-and-white opposition, but in a mutually reinforcing and inclusive relationship.”

“Theory requires experimental proof, and experiment requires theoretical induction.”

"Take Professor Rutherford's research on the internal structure of atoms as an example. I think it is both experimental and theoretical, and there is no need to force a distinction between the two."

"Anyway, it's a very boring thing to dwell on this."

At this time, Rutherford joked, "Bruce, don't talk about these meaningless things. We want to hear some solid stuff."

"Just tell me why you are shaking your head. What did I do wrong?"

Of course, Li Qiwei would not tell the truth. After thinking about it, he simply added fuel to the fire and said, "I shook my head because I was thinking about the nature of gamma rays."

"I think that gamma rays may not be a particle stream, but a kind of electromagnetic wave."

"Even X-rays, I think, are a kind of electromagnetic waves."

Wow!
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of exclamations in the conference hall.

Even Becquerel and others couldn't believe it, but they all witnessed Li Qiwei's genius.

Ever since Professor Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895, the debate over whether they are waves or particles has never stopped.

The particles here are not the same as the wave-particle duality of light, but refer to physical particles like electrons.

Light just has the properties of a particle. (Note: At this time, physicists believe that real particles and waves are two different things. Light just has the properties of a particle, but it is not a real particle.)
It was not until 1912 that German physicist Laue discovered the crystal diffraction pattern of X-rays, which proved that X-rays are a type of electromagnetic waves, and he won the Nobel Prize for this.

On this basis, Rutherford proved in 1914 that gamma rays are also a kind of electromagnetic waves.

Now, Li Qiwei directly declared that gamma rays and X-rays are electromagnetic waves. The shock caused can be imagined.

Rutherford finally managed to keep calm. He asked in a trembling voice, "Bruce, do you have any proof?"

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Rutherford, you and everyone here are the experts. I just had a sudden idea when I was listening to the report."

"After all, we now know that these two types of rays are not charged. At least this phenomenon supports the conclusion that they are electromagnetic waves."

Rutherford originally asked Li Qiwei to talk about the practical matters just to give him a way out, but he didn't expect such a shocking result to happen.

He knew that the intuition of a genius physicist like the other party was often so terrifying.

For a moment, Rutherford had the same feeling as Wilson: Bruce, why are you so awesome? You also know radiology?

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