Chapter 210: Taking advantage of Einstein
The student took the paper and found Professor Stapp.
"Professor, this paper is very well written. I have read it carefully and discussed it with several other students. We think this paper basically does not need to be changed."
Student After finishing speaking, he did not forget to compliment: "Professor, I admire you so much now. I didn't expect that you wrote such a perfect paper just three days after the experiment was completed!"
" Didn't you see the signature on it? It's Zhang Wei!" Stapp snorted.
"I know that although you did not sign, this paper must have been completed by you and Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang did not participate in our experiment. He just read the experiment report. How could it be possible in just three days? , how to complete such a high-quality paper?
So the real author of this paper must be you, the professor! I guess the reason why you didn’t sign it is because you were worried that we wouldn’t know it after seeing your signature. Dare to revise it! You are really overthinking it. Such a perfect paper does not need to be revised at all."
The student looked like he was trying to solve a crime by Mouri Kogoro, and he didn't notice at all. The flattery has been slapped on the horse's leg.
Stapp's face gradually turned livid. At this time, facing the students' praise, he felt that he had been deceived.
He felt that the student did not read the paper seriously at all, but thought that the paper was written by himself. Even though it was full of loopholes, he still chose to flatter him. This is a complete lack of academic ethics!
This disgusted Professor Stapp. For many scholars, you can be a flatterer, a cunning and shameless villain, or even a brutal murderer, but you must not be devoid of academic ethics.
Stapp sent the students away with an impatient look, then picked up Zhang Wei's paper and turned to the first page with a disdainful expression.
As this student said, how could he possibly complete a high-quality paper in just three days without participating in the experiment and just reading the experiment report?
After reading the first paragraph, I didn’t see any loopholes.
After reading the second paragraph, the basis is that no loopholes can be seen.
Next comes the third, fourth, and fifth paragraphs...
"Huh? The quality of this paper is not bad. At first glance, there are no loopholes at all!" Stapp frowned gradually. rise.
After reading the entire paper, I didn’t find any flaws!
Stapp took a breath of air. He found it a bit incredible. He only relied on an experimental report and spent just three days working on the paper. At first glance, he could not find any flaws. This was already Breaking Stapp's perception.
At this time, Stapp suddenly realized that his students did not lie, but really could not find anything that could be corrected?
"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! In three days, even if you don't eat, drink or sleep, you can't complete a high-quality paper. There must be many loopholes that I didn't notice! I have to calm down. , look for it slowly!”
Thinking of this, Stapp went to the bathroom, washed his face, sobered up a lot, then returned to the office and read Zhang Wei’s paper again.
This time, Stapp was particularly serious. He began to read it word for word, intending to seriously revise the paper.
After reading it again, Stapp also recorded more than a dozen revisions in his notebook. However, when I looked back that day and carefully looked at the revisions I had compiled, I felt that there seemed to be no revisions. necessary.
“This paper really doesn’t need to be changed!” Professor Stapp’s eyes widened, completely unable to believe the facts in front of him.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Stapp would never have believed that someone could write a paper of such quality in just three days based on a piece of experimental data.
Stapp even speculated that Zhang Wei had written this paper in advance.
But the experiment was conducted by Stapp himself and his team, and the experimental report was handed over to Zhang Wei by Stapp himself. How could the paper be written in advance before the experiment was completed?
Unless it’s just making it up!
But this is the world's top cutting-edge biological research, a topic that no one else has ever touched.
You're just making it up, you don't even have any material!
In other words, Zhang Wei really only spent three days writing this paper.
Leaning on the chair, Stapp was silent for a long time. What happened in front of him was completely unreasonable and could even be described as "ridiculous".
But the reality is that this did happen, no matter how ridiculous it is, it is a fact!
After taking a deep breath, Stapp read the paper again. At this time, his mentality had changed from finding faults in the paper to studying the content of the paper.
After reading this paper again, Stapp was convinced of Zhang Wei deep in his heart.
Before this, Stapp recognized Zhang Wei's academic ability at most, but he definitely could not say "admire" it. A scholar of his level was unlikely to admire others easily. , let alone a young man of twenty years old.
When I did the experiment later, Zhang Wei’s experimental plan was better. Stapp just felt that Zhang Wei had better luck, but his own luck was a little bad, so he lost to Zhang Wei.
After all, there are too many uncertain factors during the experiment, and the influence of unknown factors is relatively large. The same experiment, the same operation process, the results may be different if done in the morning or at night. Sometimes, the success of an experiment really depends on being lucky and doing a certain step first.
But when writing a paper, there is no element of luck, and there is no interference from unknown factors. It is impossible that the letter you write in the morning is A, and in the evening the letter becomes B.
It can be said that the experimental plan was well done, due to factors of academic level and luck. But if the paper is well written, it means that the actual academic level is high.
It took Zhang Wei three days to produce such a high-quality paper, which was equivalent to showing off his academic ability in front of Stapp.
Stapp asked himself, with his own academic level, he definitely couldn't do this. This also shows that Zhang Wei's academic level is higher than Stapp.
Science is about objective facts, unlike some dialectical disciplines that allow for sophistry. I'm not as good as others, so I can't accept it!
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Zhang Wei came to Professor Shi's office with three papers in hand.
"The paper is written again? Do you always do scientific research projects so quickly? In the time it takes others to do one project, you can do five or six, right?"
Professor Shi endured He couldn't help but complain, and then took the folder, only to find that Zhang Wei handed over three.
“Why three folders? Besides papers, what are the other two? Experiment reports?”
“The other two folders also contain papers.”
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"You can just put it in one folder. Why divide it into three folders?"
"Isn't this three papers written? It must not be divided into three folders."
“Three papers?” Professor Shi was startled: “Wait a minute, you mean that all three projects you did this time were completed? And you even wrote the papers?”
"Why else would I write three papers and cause trouble for myself? Write two more papers and no one will give me a bonus!"
Professor Shi stood stunned at the scene. He hesitated. It took half a minute before he asked: "How many days have you been back from China? Have you completed all three projects in such a short time?"
"It's mainly because of the hard work of my colleagues! Just like Professor Stapp, he has led such a large team. With more people, things will be done faster!" Zhang Wei said with a smile.
"This is not a problem with the experiment, but a problem with the thesis. Even if your experiment goes well, it will always take time to write the thesis, right?"
"Isn't that right? It's hard to endure it. Several nights! Look at my eyes, they are all bloodshot, and look at the dark circles under my eyes, they are almost like pandas!" Zhang Wei pointed at his eyes.
“Three papers, how many nights did it take to finish them?”
Professor Shi took a look at Zhang Wei’s eyes. How could there be any bloodshot eyes? Are there any dark circles? At first glance, he looks like he has had enough sleep!
After sighing slightly, Professor Shi then asked: "There are three papers this time. How are you going to publish them? Will you publish one paper a month?"
"The results have been produced, why do you want to publish only one paper?" One article per month, of course, one piece per month!" Zhang Wei said.
“I’m afraid it’s more difficult in journals. The length of each issue is limited. Even if IPS cells are the latest scientific research results, Science cannot give you so much space in the same issue.”
"Then publish them separately, "Nature", "Science", and "Cell", and publish one article in each of the three major journals!"
"You want to publish papers in the three major journals at the same time? But never No one has ever done this!" Professor Shi was shocked.
"If it is the same research, the same paper, it must not be published in three major journals at the same time. This is not the same paper, but three different papers with three research directions. It is not a violation!
Furthermore, IPS cells are the latest research results in the biological field. Follow-up research on IPS cells is still a blank field. I think the three major journals will not reject this type of paper. ”
< br>"That's right. This latest scientific research project is inherently popular, and journals welcome this type of articles."
Professor Shi laughed as he spoke, and said with a look of longing: "When the three major journals publish it next month, everyone will see your article appearing in the three major journals at the same time. I don’t know what to think. This is unprecedented and unprecedented!"
" Senior brother, please stop praising me. If you continue to praise me like this, Einstein's coffin will be unable to hold it down!" "Speaking of Einstein, there is one thing related to Einstein." Shi. The professor took out an invitation letter from the drawer and handed it to Zhang Wei.
"Invitation letter? From the International Physics Society? Inviting me to participate in the Einstein Year commemoration event? Why do you invite me?"
Zhang Wei read the content of the invitation letter and suddenly his head turned. Fog.
"Why can't I invite you? You are also an internationally renowned scholar now!" Professor Shi paused and then explained: "This year is the International Year of Physics and the Year of Einstein, you know that, right? ”
Zhang Wei shook his head and expressed that he was not sure.
Professor Shi had no choice but to continue explaining: "This year is 2005, and a hundred years ago it was 1905. For physics, 1905 was a miraculous year.
Einstein published this year Five papers were published, involving light quanta, Brownian motion and special relativity, which can be said to have ushered in a new era of physics.
To commemorate this miracle and to commemorate Einstein, the International Physics Society held a conference in 2005. , is designated as the International Year of Physics, and Germany will also designate 2005 as the Year of Einstein. Therefore, there will be a series of celebration activities in the academic community in the second half of the year. "
"This event is organized by the Germans, and you have to go to Germany. Right? There seems to be no mention of travel expenses. Are travel expenses usually reimbursed for this kind of event?" Zhang Wei said.
"What are you thinking about! It is an honor to be invited to such an event. How can you reimburse the travel expenses? Of course I participated at my own expense! And even if many scholars want to pay, You may not be able to get this ticket!" Professor Shi explained.
"Are you so stingy? If you don't have money, why are you holding a celebration? Why are you pretending to be such a big-tailed wolf? If you don't reimburse your travel expenses, you won't go!" Zhang Wei said with a pout.
“You still have to go to this event. Did you know that many qualified scholars will participate, many of whom are related to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Karolinska Institute?”< br>
“You mean the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Karolinska Institute, which are responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize?”
“Yes, that’s why you should go and show your face in front of them. Wait. When you compete for the Nobel Prize in the future, you can also find connections to make things happen! I will help you pay for the travel expenses, but you have to go to this event!”
“Brother, I was just joking. Yes, I can still afford the travel expenses! Don’t underestimate me, maybe I’m richer than you! If I have a chance to get involved with Einstein, I’ll definitely go!” Zhang Wei laughed! Hehe said.
The Nobel Prize is not selected by one unit. The Nobel Prize in Physics and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are selected and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by Karolinska of Sweden. Awarded by the college.
The judges for these three awards are all the world's top scientists. Scientists still have a reputation, so the fairness of these three awards is also guaranteed. At least it can be guaranteed that the scientists who win the awards every year have all He has made outstanding contributions to the scientific development of mankind.
The Nobel Prize in Literature is selected and awarded by the Swedish Academy. The judges are of course also famous writers.
But there is a saying that "literature does not come first, martial arts does not come second." The quality of a literary work is inherently subjective. Ken and this person feel very good about a literary work. That person just feels like shit.
The selection of literary awards cannot have a quantifiable standard like scientific awards. Therefore, there will always be some controversy about the Nobel Prize in Literature.
But controversy is controversy. At least the award-winning authors all have high literary literacy, and their works also have profound expressions. The only difference is whether you like the author's expression or not.
The Nobel Prize for Economists is selected by the Swedish Central Bank. Of course, the judges are all experts in economics, but the fairness of the award is really hard to comment on.
Economics cannot be evaluated in terms of right and wrong. The same set of economic theories, ten years ago, the whole world thought you were awesome, but ten years later, the whole world will think you are nonsense.
There may even be a set of economic policies that save the world's economy, but the consequences of this set of economic policies will destroy the world's economy twenty or thirty years later.
Economists are also chameleons. What an economist said yesterday may be completely different from what he said today or even tomorrow.
There are many economists who believed in classical economics at the beginning of the 20th century. In the middle of the 20th century, they began to believe in neoclassical economics. In the late 20th century, they began to believe in neoliberalism.
Even economists such as Keynes and Friedman, who are famous throughout history, are not consistent with economic concepts!
So the Nobel Prize in Economics is really hard to evaluate. You may say that the winners are well-deserved, and they are well-deserved, but you may say that the winners are unworthy, and there are indeed not a few who overturned.
As for the Nobel Peace Prize, it is really worthless and is a pure political tool.
The Nobel Peace Prize selection and awarding organization is the Norwegian Nobel Committee. This committee has only five members, and all of them are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. Not only that, these five people are also members of the Norwegian Parliament.
The judges themselves are all politicians, so this award completely serves the political purposes of Norway, or in other words, the West.
So the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to warmongers, terrorists, separatists, racists, and even those who initiate genocide! It is no exaggeration to say that as long as political needs require it, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to failed art students in Vienna!
Professor Shi asked Zhang Wei to participate in the commemoration of the Year of Einstein. Obviously, he was not there for the event. The main purpose was to get to know a group of qualified scholars and pave the way for the Nobel Prize in the future.
Don’t think that the selection of the Nobel Prize does not require public relations. Behind every Nobel Prize is the country’s real public relations expenses.
There is a story that often circulates on the Internet. It is said that a certain scholar was working and suddenly received a call saying that he had won the Nobel Prize. Then after the scholar got the news, he calmly went back to work.
Just listen to this kind of "Yilin" article. If you really believe it, you'd be really stupid.
Nowadays, if you compete for the monthly vote list, you have to give out monthly vote red envelopes. How can an award of this level like the Nobel Prize not carry out public relations?
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In 1905, the 26-year-old Einstein wrote a total of five papers. These five papers involved molecules, photoelectricity, relativity and mass-energy relations respectively.
Except for the article on the relationship between mass and energy, the discoveries in the other three fields are all papers of an era in physics.
Among the five papers, the earliest one published is "An Inspiring Viewpoint on the Generation and Transformation of Light." The paper expands the quantum concept to the emission and absorption of radiation, puts forward the light quantum hypothesis, and reveals for the first time the nature of microscopic objects. Wave-particle duality forms the basis of quantum mechanics.
This paper is also the beginning of the quantum theory of radiation, clearly proposing the law of the photoelectric effect. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 based on this paper.
Next, Einstein published "A New Method for Determining the Size of Molecules", which was also his doctoral thesis, describing how Avogadrol could be determined by measuring osmotic pressure and diffusion coefficient. Constant and size of ions in solution.
Subsequently he published the paper "Motion of Suspended Particles in Hydrostatic Liquids Required by the Molecular Kinetic Theory of Heat", proposing a statistical molecular theory and deriving the mean free path formula of particles, which is equal to It solves the Brownian motion problem that has troubled mankind for eighty years.
But at that time, this paper was only a derivation and not experimentally confirmed. Three years later, the French physicist Perrin finally confirmed the theory proposed by Einstein experimentally, and Perrin also received the 1926 Nobel Prize. Bell Prize in Physics.
Einstein's fourth paper published in 1905 was "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies". The name may seem inconspicuous, but this paper ushered in a new era of physics, because in this paper Einstein, Proposed the special theory of relativity!
The fifth paper is "Is the inertia of an object related to the energy it contains?" This paper proposes that mass and energy are equivalent, which is the most famous formula E=mc2. From then on, atomic physics had a theoretical basis.
Light quantum hypothesis, Brownian motion, special relativity, in just one year, Einstein pushed the entire physics up several levels.
This year is also called the miracle year of physics. It was Einstein who personally created a miracle in the history of human science.
In order to commemorate the miracle of 1905, the International Physical Society united the physical societies of 192 countries to apply to the United Nations to designate 2005, a hundred years later, as the International Year of Physics.
The United Nations actually voted to adopt this proposal at the plenary session, so the International Year of Physics also became a United Nations resolution.
The gold content of United Nations resolutions is completely different. After the United Nations passed the resolution, Schroeder, then German Chancellor, immediately took advantage of the wave of enthusiasm and designated this year as the Year of Einstein and began to hold various commemorative activities.
Although Einstein was forced to leave by the Germans, the Germans' main point was that as long as I didn't mention this, I wouldn't be embarrassed at all!
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Secretary Wang knocked on the door and walked into the office. He saw gold-rimmed glasses sitting in his seat reading the newspaper.
"Leader, your information has been prepared. I have also contacted the foreign affairs department. There is definitely no problem with your visa, but you still need to go to the German Embassy in person to apply for the visa. I have made several appointments. It doesn’t conflict with your meeting. You can see which one is suitable.”
The secretary handed a form with the date and time to the gold-rimmed glasses.
I looked at the gold-rimmed glasses and checked one of the times with a pen: "Let's set it at this time!"
"Okay, I'll arrange an interview right away. Make an appointment!" the secretary said.
Looking at the secretary's leaving figure, a smile appeared on his face with gold-rimmed glasses.
There are not many opportunities to travel to Germany at public expense. This time, I finally got an invitation letter to the Einstein Year event, which can be regarded as a blessing from Einstein. It cannot be wasted, it must be made good use of.
Now that you have gone to Germany, let’s take a good tour of Europe. Don’t miss the Venice Water City, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Cologne Cathedral, and the Roman Coliseum!
(End of this chapter)