Academicians refer to scientists, scholars or engineering technology experts who have made outstanding achievements in a certain field and made outstanding contributions to the field.
They hold the highest academic honors and are recognized as authoritative figures in their fields.
In the past, they were actually called academic members, that is, senior experts in a certain field. The earliest academicians in China were born in March 1948, and they were academicians of the Academy. Through layer-by-layer selection, 81 was elected as the first Chinese Academician.
Academician symposiums have been held many times, but nothing like this has ever happened.
At the symposium, although there were few disputes among academicians, there were some.
But it's rare for someone like Wang Donglai to directly question someone without any mercy.
Before Wang Donglai, the youngest person to be elected as an academician was Academician Luke, who was born in 1965 and was co-opted as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the age of 38.
And more academicians are concentrated in their fifties and sixties before they are co-opted as academicians.
At this age, youth has nothing to do with it anymore, and naturally you will not be so impulsive and reckless when doing things.
Therefore, even if there are many conflicts between the two parties, there is rarely fierce confrontation and criticism.
But this session is different.
Wang Donglai was co-opted as an academician at the age of 21 after all the calculations.
Young!
This means strong energy!
After a brief shock, everyone in the venue realized that Wang Donglai was just a 21-year-old young man.
It is completely understandable to do such a thing.
Not to mention what everyone was thinking at the moment, Academician Wang Fangfang was already very angry when he was questioned by this young man Wang Donglai.
In terms of age, his sons are older than Wang Donglai.
In terms of academic status, for his achievements in high energy physics, he is already the director of the National Institute of High Energy Physics, and has won the Panofsky Experimental Particle Physics Award and the Basic Physics Breakthrough Award. He is the first Chinese scientist to win this award.
After so many years of fame, his reputation is much greater than that of Wang Donglai, both internationally and domestically.
As a result, Wang Donglai would not give himself any face on such an occasion.
I was extremely angry, but it did not make Academician Wang Fang lose his mind.
“Academician Wang Donglai, in response to the question you just asked, I think it is necessary for me to give an answer.”
“The construction cost of 36 billion, this is the fund I estimated. If you have any questions, I can send you a detailed budget report later.”
“But I can also briefly explain it here.”
"The construction of a large collider requires a huge space. This aspect consumes a huge amount of money abroad. However, in our country, I think this aspect can be completely saved. The local government will fund it, or support policies to win all the projects. If we need the required construction sites, we can save a huge amount of money.”
“In addition, our country has rich demographic dividends and great advantages in infrastructure, which can also be used in project construction. Save a lot of costs”
“I believe it. With domestic strength, we can definitely accomplish this.”
“If scientific research is like Academician Wang Donglai’s calculation of the economic ledger, then I think many scientific research projects can be stopped, because they will not. It may not create much value and profit, but this is just an economic algorithm."
"But it ignores one point. Many technological breakthroughs often do not see any results in the early stage, but they will be seen in the later stage. Discover its true value.”
"If we lag too far behind in the field of high-energy physics, then I think this will definitely not be a good thing!"
Although Academician Wang Fangfang was extremely angry, he calmly said this.
However, Wang Donglai was not convinced by Wang Fang's words.
“Academician Wang Fangfang, we need to import all the basic parts to build the large collider. How can we ensure that when we pay a huge price and see the critical moment, the bald eagle will not be there? There are restrictions in this regard.”
"In addition, our talent team in high-energy physics is not enough to support us in conducting research in this area. It is undeniable that Academician Wang Yifang is indeed an expert in this field, but except for Academician Yifang, the construction of the following talent team echelon is basically Not formed.”
"If we don't have enough talents, if we want to produce results, we will inevitably cooperate and invite scientists from all over the world to study together. If by that time, we have spent so much money to complete the construction, but the researchers cannot occupy the main position, this will It is undoubtedly unfair.”
"Academician Wang Fangfang, the research of high energy physics is not the only way to go. I hope you can combine the actual situation and choose a more suitable method for the country."
Wang Donglai just said it casually Thinking about it, I came up with several existing problems.
“I do not agree with Academician Donglai’s statement. The large collider project is an important field related to the future and is of great significance. In my opinion, it is no less than the research and development of nuclear weapons back then.”
“Our country has lagged behind the world’s advanced level in many fields for a long time. If we want to change this, we must make choices!”
"Maybe Academician Donglai is still young and doesn't know some things about that year, so I don't find it strange that he has such thoughts. I just hope that Academician Donglai can adjust his ideas in time. After all, you are no longer a professor. , but an academician of China.”
“My identity is different, my words and actions are different from before, and I need to bear heavier responsibilities. I hope Academician Donglai can change this in time.”
Wang Yifang is not worried at all. Moved, he still insisted on his own ideas.
Hearing what Wang Fangfang said, Wang Donglai became a little impatient.
“In the 1980s, the country’s economy was not developed enough and defense investment almost stagnated. Even units like Chengdu Aircraft Corporation needed to rely on external work to survive, but they still gritted their teeth and established The Beijing Collider is undoubtedly a manifestation of the country’s strong support.”
"Of course there are results. I'm not an expert in this field, so I won't comment too much. However, at the same time, Sakura Country, which was founded on science and technology, began to invest heavily in research and development, but it did not focus on the collider, or In a single important field, it is scattered in different projects in different fields such as biology, chemistry, medicine, etc. "
"I think everyone has witnessed the development of Sakura Country in recent years. Yes, although there are many academic frauds, the gains are still huge.”
“Investing a large amount of money into one field will undoubtedly squeeze out scientific research funds in other fields. I don’t think it’s advisable to put eggs in one basket.”
Wang Donglai originally wanted to be more obvious, but after looking at the environment, he gave up the idea.
After all, this is a symposium for new academicians, and leaders are present, so it is not appropriate to do so.
At this time, without waiting for Academician Wang Fang to speak, Yang Yan noticed the leader's expression and stood up immediately.
"Okay, let's put the matter of the large collider aside for the time being. Afterwards, both academicians can write a report to explain their respective ideas." With Yang Yan's words, Academician Wang Fangfang was deeply moved. He glanced at Wang Donglai and withdrew his gaze.
Wang Donglai smiled nonchalantly. This project was not completed before he was reborn, so you can know the attitude of the superiors.
So, he doesn’t have to worry about anything at all.
It seems that because of the tit-for-tat confrontation between Wang Yifang and Wang Donglai, the leaders are worried that something like this will happen again.
So, the next symposium did not last too long.
Wait until the symposium is over and everyone leaves.
Academician Wang Fangfang took the initiative to walk up to Wang Donglai and said loudly: "Academician Donglai, although I don't know why you are so opposed to my proposal, I wonder if there is any misunderstanding here. "
"The importance of the large collider project is undoubted. Academician Donglai may not know much about the field of high energy physics. He only sees the huge cost, but does not know what it is. benefits.”
"Once completed, we will truly have the right to speak in the field of high-energy physics. Once the results are achieved, we can say without hesitation that we are at the forefront of the world..."
Seeing that Academician Wang Fangfang wanted to say more, Wang Donglai quickly interrupted and said: "Wang Fangfang, the academician Sir, I understand that what you said is true. The completion of the large collider project will indeed play an important role in the development of the domestic high-energy physics field."
"However, the problem is also. At the same time, here, the basic parts are controlled by others, the echelon construction of the talent team is not perfect, there is a lack of talents, and resources The financial gap is too large. Even if local governments are asked to bear land and other costs, 36 billion may not be able to cover it, and investment will inevitably increase.”
“The domestic economic development speed seems good; The level is very uneven. A large amount of funds are invested in high-energy physics. It’s not a good choice.”
“In the 1980s, precious 400 million were spent on the obsolete electron-positron collider in Europe and the United States, resulting in overdraft of scientific research funds. A large number of scientific research institutes even Professors and academicians cannot pay their salaries. This lesson is enough once.”
"Academician Wang Fangfang, I understand that as an academician in the field of high energy physics, based on your own position, you definitely hope to develop a large collider, but I hope that you can not only stand from the perspective of high energy physics, China is not In a developed country, every penny must be maximized.”
After saying that, Wang Donglai turned around and left regardless of Wang Fang’s extremely ugly face.
Wang Donglai had not gone far when Academician Deng Gang came over.
"Academician Wang, you are the one!"
Deng Gang gave a thumbs up and looked at Wang Donglai with admiration.
"Good guy, a large collider requires a 100-kilometer ring and a minimum area of 1,800 square kilometers, which is equivalent to half the size of the Magic City. If it is built in a core area like the capital, the land cost will be very high. It’s so shocking that I don’t say anything.”
“I have heard that after winning the award, Academician Wang Fangfang has been trying to persuade the higher authorities to build a large collider project, and the equipment budget has also changed from the initial US$100 billion to into 20 billion US dollars, and finally to 36 today 000 million.”
“Thankfully you are here, otherwise, I really don’t know how it will develop today.”
“If the leader is really tempted, it will be over. !”
“Don’t worry. , not many people would agree. In the 1980s, scientific research funds were occupied by the Beijing Collider, and those professors and academicians who had to go to the streets to set up stalls even if they couldn’t eat are still there. They would definitely not agree to let such a thing happen. Come again.”
Deng Gang is older, so he understands some things in academia very clearly.
Through previous contacts, Deng Gang and Wang Donglai had a very happy conversation, so he took the initiative to come up to Wang Donglai at this time and expressed comfort to Wang Donglai.
“There are pros and cons to building a large collider. From the current point of view, it definitely does more harm than good. The reason why I stand up is just that I don’t want to see the country’s scientific research funds wasted in vain and affect the domestic research and development. Scientific research progress."
"If the time is right, conduct large collider experiments. Experimentation is actually possible, and the research of high-energy physics is also very important. However, it is not a good time right now."
"As for me, it doesn't matter. After all, I am just a mathematician. When doing mathematics, the biggest expense is nothing more than buying pen and paper.”
Wang Donglai did not completely deny Academician Wang Yifang.
When Wang Donglai proposed the construction of a large collider project, it was hard to say whether Academician Wang Yifang was more public-minded or selfish.
"Haha, Academician Wang's words are too polite. I think your attainments in aerodynamics are quite high. No one can even imagine it."
Deng Gang He said with a smile.
"Academician Deng, if you are free tonight, why not find a place where we can have a good chat. I am quite interested in aerospace technology, and I would like to ask you for advice."
Wang Donglai took the initiative to invite.
Deng Gang nodded without hesitation and agreed to Wang Donglai's invitation.
Although the previous exchange was short, Deng Gang also gained a lot. However, the exchange time was too short, and there was still some unfinished meaning.
Originally, he wanted to make an appointment with Wang Donglai to chat after the symposium.
As a result, Wang Donglai took the initiative to invite him. Naturally, Deng Gang would not refuse and agreed immediately.
on the other hand.
There are more than 60 people who have been co-opted as academicians this time. With so many people, it is naturally impossible to keep the secret.
So, the symposium ended in less than half an hour, and everyone in the domestic academic community who should know about it knew about it.
Wang Yifang, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, and the youngest academician in the country had a heated argument about the large collider in front of their leaders.
In addition, the construction of a large collider requires a construction cost of 36 billion.
Such information added together immediately attracted the attention of most domestic scholars.
As time goes by, the news spreads wider and wider.
Soon, things took a new turn.
A new book was suddenly released and widely publicized.
The title of the book is exactly "From the Great Wall to the Giant Collider!" 》
The author of this book is...(End of Chapter)