Chapter 453 The Second Physics Olympiad! The stars are shining brightly! The geniuses compete! Genius list of each country!
July 4, 1920.
Inside the Quantum Research Institute.
Today is a day off.
Schrödinger, Irena and other researchers are all absent.
Except for Li Qiwei, only Sean is still here in the entire institute.
At this moment, Li Qiwei was sitting in the office, looking out the window, but his mind had already flown elsewhere.
A gentle look appeared on his face.
Because his daughter-in-law Wang Luyao will be arriving soon.
But then he became worried again.
"Zhengyang should receive someone soon."
For the second Physics Olympiad, China is still confident.
A delegation with Yan Renguang as the leader and a total of three contestants was sent, and it is bound to achieve greater glory.
Wu Youxun’s deeds inspire all young Chinese students.
Especially after the other party published a paper that shocked the academic world and became an internationally renowned physicist, it made all those who like him excited.
Therefore, this time the players of the Chinese delegation are very motivated.
They also want to rely on their own strength to win glory for the country like their predecessors.
Wang Luyao took this opportunity to come to the UK with the delegation.
In addition to a maid and two bodyguards, Wang Luyao was also accompanied by Qian Wushi.
The latter was appointed by Li Qiwei because he had important information to tell the other party personally.
This is related to the fate of China!
I don’t know how long it has been.
Suddenly, Sean walked in.
"Professor, Secretary Wang has brought the person back."
Hearing this, Li Qiwei was overjoyed and stood up quickly.
When he came downstairs to the lobby, he saw Wang Luyao among the crowd at a glance.
The slim and quirky girl back then has now become the elegant and dignified Mrs. Li.
At this moment, there was no one else in Li Qiwei's eyes, only the beautiful figure that haunted him.
He stepped forward, held Wang Luyao's hand tightly, and said softly and guiltily:
"Thank you for your hard work."
Wang Luyao held back tears, his heart was trembling, and all kinds of emotions surged into his heart.
However, on this occasion, she still restrained herself.
Everything goes without saying.
Li Qiwei held Wang Luyao's hand and never let go.
He regained his mood and nodded to Qian Wushi, Yan Renguang and others.
As for the next three Chinese contestants, their faces were filled with excitement.
“Oh my God, we finally met Professor Li!”
“So much more handsome than in the photo!”
At this time, Wang Zhengyang acted according to his opportunity, and he smiled Said to everyone:
“Everyone has worked hard all the way.”
"The principal has arranged accommodation for you."
"After you have rested today, the principal will treat you all to a banquet at noon tomorrow."
"I will take you there now."
Although Li Qiwei usually works at the Quantum Research Institute.
But his residence is in a small villa near Greenwich Park.
It wasn't not far from the hotel where Qian Wushi and others were staying.
Everyone smiled knowingly and did not dare to disturb the solitude of the principal and his wife.
After saying goodbye to the two of them, they followed Wang Zhengyang away.
Li Qiwei also sent Sean back by the way, and he will be on duty today.
Sean smiled and backed away.
As a result, Li Qiwei and Wang Luyao were the only two people in the entire institute.
In the office, the couple finally stopped suppressing their feelings and hugged each other and cried.
Since Li Qiwei came to this world, he has been worthy of everyone in China.
But only, I feel sorry for Wang Luyao, Song Xianglan, and their children.
"Lu Yao, thank you for all your hard work these years."
Wang Luyao raised his head and said with a smile:
“Mr. sir, you don’t have to worry.”
“The children have grown up and now regard you as their idol.”
Hearing this, Li Qiwei showed a happy smile on his face.
All the suffering seems to be worth it at this moment.
"It's almost time. When things on my side are over, I will return to Borneo and not go anywhere."
Wang Luyao said "hmm" sweetly.
She seemed to have endless things to say, ranging from family affairs to science.
Li Qiwei listened quietly and enjoyed this wonderful time.
At this time, Wang Luyao suddenly thought of an interesting thing.
"By the way, sir."
"On my way here, I met a Chinese father and daughter."
"They came to visit Europe."
"Mr. Lin should be a political figure in China. He seems to be very dignified."
"His daughter is very beautiful, well-educated, gentle and elegant, and she got along very well with me when we talked."
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"The most important thing is that she is still your super fan."
"I didn't expect that even the little girl admires you so much."
Speaking of this, Wang Luyao pursed his lips and smiled.
Li Qiwei touched his nose awkwardly.
“I didn’t expect there to be a little girl who likes science.”
Wang Luyao smiled and said:
“I don’t like science, but I like the poems written by you.”
“She said she liked the sentence the most: The night gave me black eyes, But I use it to find the light.”
Li Qiwei became interested and asked casually:
“Oh, what’s the other person’s name?”
Wang Luyao blurted out:
“The little girl’s name is very nice, her name is Lin Huiyin.”
“Her father’s name is Lin Changmin.”
“Huiyin is only 16 years old this year, and Our family is about the same age as Cheng Dao.”
“The more I see her, the more I like her.”
"Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the future for the two of us to get to know each other."
"Msang Gong, what do you think?"
Li Qiwei was shocked when he heard this.
What a coincidence.
So much so that he didn't hear what Wang Luyao said next.
In real history, in 1920, Lin Changmin traveled to Europe with his daughter Lin Huiyin.
While in London, Lin Huiyin was influenced by his landlady’s female architect and fell in love with architecture.
Later, during her travels, she met Xu Zhimo and became very interested in new poetry.
Then the two fell into a complicated relationship.
But in this world, because of the existence of Li Qiwei, Lin Huiyin seems to have been exposed to new poetry in advance.
Thinking about it, Xu Zhimo should be disenchanted, so that he can avoid many misfortunes later.
Seeing Li Qiwei distracted, Wang Luyao pinched him gently.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Do you agree with what I just said."
Li Qiwei nodded quickly.
"I agree."
Wang Luyao said happily: "After returning to China, I will invite Huiyin to Borneo."
"If she can be my daughter-in-law, then That's great."
Li Qiwei said "ah" and then understood what Wang Luyao was talking about.
He said with a helpless smile:
"Um, isn't it a little too early to think about this now?"
"Chengdao is only 14 years old. When he grows up, he might not listen to you."
>When it comes to his son, Wang Luyao is instantly possessed by his domineering mother.
“He dares!”
Li Qiwei quickly coaxed:
"Don't dare, don't dare, you boss."
However, he was not optimistic about this matter.
Li Chengdao should have inherited his character.
I couldn’t tell it when I was young, but now that I have grown up, the young man has become very interested in science.
Although there is the influence of Li Qiwei, it must also be related to his own character.
Women will only affect the depth of his research.
So, in Li Qiwei’s view, the two may not be suitable.
Liang Sicheng is more suitable for Lin Huiyin.
Of course, he would never say it directly.
With Li Qiwei’s current and future status, his son is destined to have a great choice.
The so-called most talented woman in the Republic of China is only of average level.
Then, Wang Luyao smiled and said:
"Mr. Lin and I have made an appointment."
"After the father and daughter settle down in central London, they will Find time to come and visit you.”
“I guarantee that you will like that girl Huiyin by then.”
Li Qiwei said dotingly:
"It's up to you."
"Honey, next, it's time for us to go home and do business."
Hearing this title and Wang Luyao blushed instantly at these words.
The starry sky is bright and the moonlight is charming.
A night of silence.
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Early the next morning, Li Qiwei came to the Quantum Research Institute refreshed.
At this time, Qian Wushi, Yan Renguang, and three Chinese Olympians had all arrived early.
“Let’s go to my office and chat.”
After Li Qiwei said that, he led everyone towards the office.
Others at the institute found it strange to see so many Chinese faces.
Irena explained:
“They are the Chinese delegation coming to participate in the second Physics Olympiad.”
“Professor Bruce should give guidance to these contestants. Fan.”
"It is said that the competition in this year's Olympiad is too fierce."
"Every country has its own talented players."
When everyone heard this, they all became very interested.
This year’s Physics Olympiad seems to be a battle between dragons and tigers.
In the office.
Yan Renguang confidently said to Li Qiwei:
"Principal, this year is to reflect the educational level of China."
"All the domestic contestants this time are not students from Huangpu Polytechnic, but domestic Local students trained by the university.”
“I believe they will still achieve good results.”
Li Qiwei smiled and said:
"Very good."
"Such a rare opportunity cannot always be reserved for our Huangpu Institute of Technology."
"It's time to witness the achievements of China's higher education in these years."< br>
At this time, Yan Renguang walked up to the three contestants and introduced each of them:
“This is Zhou Peiyuan, 18 years old this year, from Huaqing School.”
"This is Yan Jici, 19 years old, from Nanjing Normal University (now Southeast University)." "The last one is Zhao Zhongyao, 18 years old, also from Nanjing Normal University."
In Li Qiwei's mind, the information of the three people flashed quickly.
Zhou Peiyuan is one of the founders of Chinese mechanics and theoretical physics. He has made very important contributions to turbulence theory and is an internationally renowned physicist.
Yan Jici is one of the founders of Chinese physical optics research and the first person to study the piezoelectric effect of Chinese crystals.
He had a student named Wang Zhuxi. During his time at Southwest Associated University, Wang Zhuxi had a student named Yang Zhenning.
As for the last Zhao Zhongyao, Li Qiwei suddenly felt emotional.
In real history, this is a physics master with legendary experience.
In 1927, Zhao Zhongyao went to the United States to study under Millikan.
As mentioned before, Millikan had already begun studying cosmic rays at that time.
The topic he gave Zhao Zhongyao at that time was to study the absorption coefficient of hard gamma rays passing through materials.
Zhao Zhongyao not only exceeded the task limit, he even diverged his thinking and took the initiative to study deeper interaction mechanisms.
For this reason, he was the first to discover "the creation and annihilation of electron-positron pairs".
You know, this is a stunning result that can shock the world of physics.
Not long ago, Dirac theoretically predicted the existence of antimatter.
All physicists at the time didn't believe it.
“Antimatter sounds as incredible as a science fiction concept.”
Zhao Zhongyao was the first person to formally discover antimatter and prove Dirac’s theory.
What he discovered is the so-called [positron], which is an electron with a positive charge.
After discovering this, the Nobel Prize is simply a no-brainer.
However, just because he is Chinese, the papers he published did not receive enough attention.
Just two years later, another student of Millikan, Anderson, discovered the existence of positrons and won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Otherwise, Zhao Zhongyao would be the first Nobel Prize winner in China, and he would also be the Nobel Prize in Physics with the highest gold content.
Later, the director of the Physics Nobel Prize Committee, Professor Expern, once publicly stated:
"Zhao Zhongyao is a real Nobel Prize winner in the hearts of physicists around the world."
However, Zhao Zhongyao himself didn't care at all.
He traveled across the ocean not to get a degree, nor to win a Nobel Prize.
But to learn the most advanced scientific knowledge and come back to serve the motherland and nation.
In 1931, he went to England to study under Rutherford.
Rutherford liked this young Chinese man very much. He had both purity for science and love for the country.
Coupled with Zhao Zhongyao's spirit of hard work, these deeply moved Rutherford, and he began to love talents.
So, after Rutherford’s efforts to persuade him to stay failed, Zhao Zhongyao decided to return to China after completing his studies.
Rutherford gave him 50 milligrams of radium as a gift, hoping that he could continue his research after returning to China.
Under the conditions at the time, these 50 milligrams of radium were simply a "priceless treasure" for the Chinese physics community.
After Zhao Zhongyao brought radium back to China, he taught at Huaqing University.
However, soon, the Sakura Country Incident broke out and the Sakura Army occupied Huaqing Garden.
Huaqing University was forced to transfer temporarily to Changsha.
Zhao Zhongyao and Liang Sicheng risked their lives to return to Huaqing and secretly took away the 50 mg of radium.
The 35-year-old Zhao Zhongyao hid the radium in a pickle jar and held it tightly to his chest.
He walked for more than a month and finally arrived at the temporary gate of Huaqing University in Changsha.
From a handsome university professor, he became an unkempt beggar.
His chest had already been bruised with blood from being rubbed by the jar.
When Principal Mei Yiqi recognized him, Zhao Zhongyao burst into tears, and the two hugged each other tightly.
This is the story of the famous "pickle jar".
It was with these 50 milligrams of radium that Zhao Zhongyao founded China's first nuclear physics laboratory.
He established the first nuclear physics course and became a pioneer in China's atomic energy research.
He trained many masters who are well-known to later generations.
And many of these masters eventually became the founders of China's "two bombs and one satellite".
Looking at China’s modern scientific achievements:
The first atomic bomb exploded, the first hydrogen bomb exploded, the first nuclear submarine was launched, and the first nuclear power plant was built
For these brilliant achievements, half of the technical talents came from Zhao Zhongyao and his students.
Therefore, he is also respected as "the master of masters" by everyone.
At this moment, such a future super boss was looking at Li Qiwei with admiration.
Zhao Zhongyao, Zhou Peiyuan and Yan Jici stood upright.
They want to show their best in front of Professor Li.
As the top students selected from hundreds of students in China, they cherish this opportunity very much.
Being able to compete with the smartest brains in the world is an irresistible temptation for young people, especially geniuses like them.
And all of this was given by the man in front of me.
Without him, China’s current higher education system would not exist.
Students will not be exposed to advanced scientific knowledge in advance.
He is the scientific belief and totem in the hearts of all Chinese students.
Zhao Zhongyao and the others were particularly excited to see Professor Li Qiwei in person.
The powerful aura made them unable to help but breathe heavier.
“Professor Li!”
The three of them shouted in unison, respectfully.
After listening to Yan Renguang's introduction, Li Qiwei stood up and walked to the three of them.
He straightened the clothes of the three of them respectively, and said with a smile:
"You three have worked hard on this long journey across mountains and rivers, far away from home."
"How is it? , are you used to it now?”
As the eldest brother of the three, the representative said:
"Professor Li, we feel very good."
"When we were studying in universities in China, we could often see foreign professors and communicate with them."
"So for the students here We can adapt to the environment quickly."
Li Qiwei nodded.
Currently, China has in-depth exchanges with many universities in Europe and the United States in the fields of science and education.
Compared with the real history, Yan Jici and others' knowledge and vision have been greatly improved.
They will surely achieve greater success in this life.
At this time, Li Qiwei asked with a smile:
“To be favored by Professor Yan, the three of you must have something special.”
“It must be the same. A genius among the students.”
"How is it? Are you confident this time?"
"Can you be like your senior Wu Youxun and come out on top?"
Zhao Zhongyao and the other three suddenly looked embarrassed.
They are all men in science and engineering, and they don’t know how to brag or talk nonsense.
Have a very true and objective evaluation of yourself.
Although confident, he is definitely not arrogant.
In this era, we still need to recognize the power of the West.
Wu Youxun’s achievements are a miracle, but miracles don’t always happen.
When the three of them came, they had already listened to Professor Yan’s analysis.
As the team leader, Yan Renguang is naturally responsible for finding out the strength of players from other countries.
There were even some newspapers and periodicals that discussed the Olympiad in detail.
It contains relevant information about the contestants, and even gives the rankings in a serious way.
Li Qiwei also just bought a newspaper yesterday.
After reading the rankings above, I was really shocked.
“Good guys, this Physics Olympiad can be called a battle between great gods.”
According to the analysis in the newspaper, some key players in this Olympiad are ranked as follows:
Britain: Dirac, the taciturn god of physics, super genius level.
Germany: Heisenberg, the shy little prince of mathematics in Munich, a super genius.
Austria: Pauli, the powerful Whip of God, super genius level.
Italy: Fermi, the glorious inheritor of Italian science, genius level.
America: Lawrence, America’s secret weapon, genius level.
The Netherlands: Uhlenbeck and Gudsmit, the last glory of the Netherlands, academic supremacy.
India: Ramanasan and Krishnan are good at learning and excel in learning.
Hua Xia: Zhao Zhongyao is good at learning and is a master of learning.
I have to say, this list is quite interesting.
Among them, Fermi surprised Ridgway the most.
In real history, Fermi has too many achievements, and each one is very important.
He proposed the first theory of weak interaction, the neutron beta decay theory.
He and Dirac jointly discovered Fermi-Dirac statistics.
He also designed the world's first controllable nuclear reactor, named "Chicago Reactor 1."
This is a real physics master.
I never expected that I would be able to participate in the second Physics Olympiad at my current age.
Maybe I can go to Rome for a meeting later and see each other again.
However, they rated Mr. Zhongyao so lowly that Li Qiwei couldn't bear it.
“Just wait, I will shock your eyes in the future.”
However, Li Qiwei did lack confidence in this competition.
Because the first few people are too strong.
Many people in later generations believe that those awesome physicists may have strong innovation ability, but not strong test-taking ability.
This is a completely wrong idea.
Like Dirac, when he was a student, he almost got perfect marks in every exam.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to get a full scholarship to study at Cambridge University.
Heisenberg, Pauli, etc. are all like this. Their genius is that they are geniuses in everything they do.
So, when these great gods were young, they were all standard god-level figures.
The three of them, Zhao Zhongyao, knew that each other was very powerful, but they still were not timid.
"Professor Li, don't worry, we will try our best."
Li Qiwei patted the shoulders of the three of them and encouraged:
"Don't put too much psychological burden on it."
"Just treat it as an unforgettable journey in your lives."< br>
“The China of today is no longer the China of the past.”
“Even if your grades are not good, it will not have any impact.”
"Science is a long-term accumulation process."
"You still have a long way to go in the future."
"This time, just give full play to your youth and strength. . ”
“I will always be proud of you!”
Wow!
Zhao Zhongyao, Zhou Peiyuan, and Yan Jici's eyes turned red instantly.
They feel a warm power.
With Professor Li's status in front of him, he doesn't need to care about this competition at all.
His level is so high that even geniuses can only look up to him.
But he is so approachable.
The three of them could not feel any condescending arrogance, but only concern and encouragement for them.
Having a scientific senior like Professor Li leading the way is the greatest blessing in life for them.
This time, they must use their best strength no matter what.
Li Qiwei nodded happily.
He still had something in his mind that he had not spoken out.
"In this life, as long as I am here, no one can ignore your achievements."
"In the future, you will be the pillars of the country."
"Your deeds will be remembered forever by future generations. ! ”
(End of this chapter)