Chapter 21 Shocked the World
In 1900, telegraph technology was very mature.
As the world's most powerful country, Britain's submarine wires spread across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, connecting many surrounding countries.
The transmission of information has long been rapid, and communication between people has become very convenient.
Starting from June 15th, if you look down from a high altitude in London, you can find that Li Qiwei's paper published on the homepage of "Nature" magazine is spreading rapidly throughout the world in all directions in a network.
In a single-family house in central London, Lord Kelvin is carefully reading a paper on [Quantum Mechanics].
Even though his hair was gray and his eyes were almost blurry, he still didn't ask his secretary to help.
He slowly crossed each word with his fingers, and a smile appeared on his face from time to time. He did not become angry as expected.
The image of Ridgway emerged in Lord Kelvin's mind. The young man who was in tit-for-tat with him did indeed keep his promise.
He really opened up a new future for physics. Although [quantum mechanics] is still very weak now, it is like a beacon, guiding the direction for those who come after.
As the world's top physicist, Lord Kelvin could not find any reason to refute the concept of [quantum].
At the same time, he also knew how amazing and talented Li Qiwei was who proposed this theory.
Rejecting Newton's classic continuous view of time and space, the world is actually discontinuous, which is simply incredible.
The courage required to propose such a theory is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Therefore, he lost the bet, to the young man he once mocked.
This has to be said to be an inexplicable irony.
Lord Kelvin murmured to himself: "Bruce Lee, I really want to apologize to you in person, but I am old and can't walk."
"I believe recently, When a person gets old, what he appreciates most is something that can bring him back to his youth."
"And you, Bruce Lee, your achievements have allowed me to find my former purity, thank you.伱."
"Maybe I agreed to your bet because I saw my shadow in you."
"When I was young, like you, I was so obsessed with physics that I forgot to eat and sleep."
"I should not criticize a person based on his race. Physics belongs to all mankind."< br>
The secretary on the side did not dare to interrupt Lord Kelvin, but kept taking notes with a pen.
These materials will become precious historical relics in the future.
Lord Kelvin’s voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and finally he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
The secretary had never seen his lord sleep so happily. He must have been greatly touched by this paper.
Inside the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.
Thomson and Wilson, masters and apprentices, read the paper from beginning to end three times without saying a word.
In the end, Thomson couldn't help but broke the silence: "I thought I overestimated Bruce Lee enough."
"I didn't expect that I still underestimated him. I was so surprised. Yan’s idea is really unimaginable.”
"Wilson, I have a strong intuition that 'quantum mechanics' is correct."
"Perhaps it is the most powerful weapon to explain the structure of the atom."
If Ridgway had been there, he would have You will be in admiration.
Thomson is indeed the man who discovered electrons, and his intuition is extraordinary.
Thirteen years later, in 1913, Thomson's disciple Bohr would use the [quantum] concept to successfully explain the hydrogen atom model and become the number one master of quantum mechanics.
However, Bol is only 15 years old now and is still a little kid.
After listening to his instructor’s conjecture, Wilson felt mixed emotions.
That young man who often comes to the laboratory to help him after school, is he almost out of reach?
No wonder the other party can casually solve the problems that trouble him and create a new theory.
Wilson shouted in his heart, he was really shocked by Li Qiwei.
From the initial rocket problem, to the proposal of [Cloud Chamber], and now [Quantum Mechanics].
Wilson watched Li Qiwei grow step by step, but the speed was a bit too fast. "Tutor, what kind of repercussions do you think Bruce's quantum theory will have."
Thomson said: "I don't know, but at least Lord Kelvin's second dark cloud problem can be regarded as Completely solved.”
“And quantum mechanics is very scalable, and I believe there will be many results in the future.”
"Wilson, you need to talk to Bruce more and participate in the research of new theories."
"Maybe you can help Bruce find stronger evidence and improve the basis of the theory."
"Looking at it now, quantum mechanics can only be regarded as a hypothesis, which just happens to be self-justifying."
Wilson said: "I understand, mentor. I will pay serious attention to quantum science."
"And Like you, my intuition tells me that the theory is definitely correct, it just needs experiments to prove it.”
"And experiments happen to be what I'm good at."
Thomson said: "Wilson, you can think so, I'm very happy."
"Although your talent is not as good as Bruce's, it's not as good as Bruce's." Your senior brother, Rutherford, is my favorite student.”
“Because I see your love and persistence in physics, which is very valuable.”
“I hope you can maintain this excellent quality.”
Wilson said: "Thank you, tutor. When Bruce finishes the exam, I will definitely bring him over and ask him why he didn't include your name on the paper."
"He is Experiments done in Cavendish."
Thomson laughed after hearing this: "Maybe it's because of the speculation he and Professor Planck were talking about."
"But then. If Bruce produces any results, they will definitely belong to the laboratory."
"After all, he will soon become my doctoral student."
After saying that, the master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled.
Germany, University of Berlin.
Planck was surrounded by a group of teachers and students at this time. Everyone was going crazy and kept asking him questions.
"Professor Planck, was the result of that quantum mechanics paper completed by Bruce Lee alone, or you also participated in a large part."
"Professor Planck , why do you want to be the corresponding author of the paper? ”
"Is Bruce Lee really from the Qing Dynasty? Is he really only 20 years old?"
"Professor, since you are Bruce Lee's honorary teacher, will you invite him to give a lecture at the University of Berlin?"< br>
Looking at the excited students in front of him and his colleagues with whom he usually had a good relationship, Planck could only smile bitterly.
The influence of this paper is so great that it can drive everyone who studies physics crazy.
Of course, he and Li Qiwei will also undergo various tests next. Newtonian classical mechanics is not so easy to subvert.
But Planck believed that the young man would solve everything, his intuition told him.
So, he appeased everyone and explained that Li Qiwei would soon come to Berlin University to study, and then dispersed the crowd.
Wilhelm Roentgen, a 55-year-old physics professor at the University of Munich in Germany, was full of praise. After reading the [Quantum Mechanics] paper, he burst into hearty laughter.
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, France. The 33-year-old female teacher, Marie Curie, became infinitely curious about Li Qiwei. She felt that the concept of "quantum" could be used to explain the radioactivity of elements.
Ernest Rutherford, a 29-year-old physics professor at McGill University in Canada, had a bright light in his eyes. He was ready to return to the UK immediately to participate in the prosperous age that was about to begin.
At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, after reading the paper, Einstein was breathing rapidly and looked excited. He wanted to fly to Li Qiwei's side immediately.
Countless physics tycoons who later became famous were extremely shocked by Li Qiwei's paper.
Everyone has a premonition that physics is about to change!
At the same time, everyone also wants to know who Bruce Lee, a Qing man named Li Qiwei, is!
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