Chapter 40 The meeting begins
After an hour, the venue was already packed.
As the host, Lord Kelvin stood at the front and looked around. It was roughly estimated that there were more than 200 people.
What a terrifying number this is. I am afraid that at least half of the top physics talents in the world are gathered here.
Lord Kelvin is a highly respected and experienced man, but he is actually a little nervous at this moment.
He felt extremely honored to have the opportunity to witness such a meeting in his life and to serve as the host.
The hearty voice came out of the microphone and echoed everywhere in the conference venue, very clear.
“First of all, I would like to thank everyone who has come from afar and is willing to give me a little face. It seems that I still have a little face in the physics community.”
The venue suddenly burst into warm applause. and laughter.
“It has been three hundred years since Galileo opened the door to science and formally established the natural science system.”
"Over the past three hundred years, countless predecessors in physics have bravely climbed to the top and created a great and dazzling world of physics."
"Their names, like stars, will always shine in the sky of physics. ”
“250 years ago, Newton single-handedly created classical mechanics and proposed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.”
“He is like a knife. The torch illuminates the sky of the whole world, keeping people away from the ignorance and darkness of the Middle Ages. ""
"In the following time, countless discoveries were made in the four physical fields of optics, wave physics, thermal science, and electromagnetism. Geniuses went on and on, constantly researching and experimenting, and finally achieved great results. ”
"Whether light is a wave or a particle has been debated for more than 300 years. Although Newton thought it was a particle, Thomas Young's double-slit experiment proved that light is indeed a wave."
"Seventy years ago, Hamilton Using mathematical equivalence, optics and mechanics were unified. ”
“Forty years ago, my friend Maxwell unified electromagnetism and optics and proposed the famous Maxwell’s equations.”
“As for that. In thermal science, Clausius and I did a little bit of work and proposed the second law of thermodynamics."
"Later, Boltzmann proposed statistical mechanics and used the entropy formula to successfully prove that thermal science is. Fundamentals of Statistical Mechanics ”
"So, in my eyes, the system of classical physics has been perfected. It has three pillars: classical mechanics, classical electromagnetic theory, and classical statistical mechanics."
"Everything in the universe and everything in the world can be used These three physical theory explanations.”
Hearing this, everyone in the venue held their breath and held their voices. They were attracted by the history of physics told by Lord Kelvin.
What a magnificent and exciting physics epic it was.
Under such harsh conditions, the sages still created the scientific myth of shining stars.
And now, everyone here will continue to explore higher peaks in physics on the shoulders of predecessors.
Everyone felt excited and excited.
Then, Lord Kelvin’s breathy voice continued:
“Therefore, a few months ago, still here, I made a bold statement: the edifice of physics is complete. The rest was just tinkering.”
“At that time, a young man was sitting down and snickering. I caught him and I asked him, what are you laughing at?”
"He said that physics is far from perfect and has just begun. He also made a bet with me that within five years, he would prove himself with a paper."
"Privately, many old people My friend asked me why I agreed to bet with him in the first place. He was just a young boy. "
" I smiled and said, first of all, it was his courage that impressed me. If a person doesn't even have the courage to challenge authority. No, then he will not have any scientific achievements.”
“The other point is that I am afraid that I will suppress the enthusiasm of young people again.” The little girl's radioactivity and Thomson's electrons all made me feel an unusual change. "Now it turns out that these are very innovative results. Of course, I still think that they are within the framework of classical physics." ”
“So, when a young man younger than Röntgen vowed to subvert physics, I believed him in some strange way.”
“This was the original ‘Two Dark Clouds’ What happened during the speech.”
When everyone heard this, they realized that there was such a story. A few years later, these would become famous anecdotes.
At this time, Lord Kelvin's face was obviously flushed and his tone became more excited.
"As for that arrogant young man, he didn't make wild claims, but actually fulfilled his promise."
"He really used a paper to prove that physics is far from perfect."
"I know there are many people who are opposed to this theory, but I still want to say something."
"Bruce, you won this bet. I apologize for insulting you and you before." Nation, I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me.”
Wow!
At this time, the venue was completely shocked.
No one expected that Lord Kelvin would publicly apologize on such an important occasion.
With his status in the physics community at this time, even if he had belittled a junior, it would be understandable.
But he still apologized and regretted the mistakes he made. As a scientist, he should not be racist.
Even Li Qiwei was moved. He was sitting in the first row, stood up suddenly, looked at Lord Kelvin with his eyes, and said in a sincere tone: "Lord Kelvin, I accept your apology."
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After hearing this, Lord Kelvin smiled with relief, as if a big stone fell in his heart, and even his voice became relaxed.
"Well, Bruce, and Plank, please come on stage now."
"I hope you can make my apology worthy of its name. I don't want to be beaten again." Face!"
Everyone who spoke laughed, and Li Qiwei also said: "Don't worry, Lord, I am confident." Plank just looked at him kindly and said nothing.
So, under the gaze of everyone, Ridgway and Planck slowly walked to the center of the podium at the venue and stood upright.
Lord Kelvin walked aside, where the host was.
Immediately afterwards, he explained the rules of the meeting again, causing a commotion.
Obviously, everyone was overwhelmed by Li Qiwei's courage. Of course, some people thought this guy was too pretentious.
For example, the physics professors at Oxford University were very angry when they heard this kind of questioning format that was similar to a wheel battle.
This shows that Bruce Lee did not pay attention to the people present at all.
If Li Qiwei knew what they were thinking, he would definitely scream injustice.
He just felt that it was easier and more convenient to ensure the order of the venue so that everyone could speak.
It's better than the debate team format.
With Kelvin’s guidance, the meeting officially begins!
First of all, Li Qiwei and Planck respectively described the main content of the paper.
Elaborate on the idea of [quantum] concept and its impact on future physics.
Of course, Li Qiwei was mainly talking throughout the whole process. Planck volunteered to listen quietly and only occasionally added a few words.
Soon, the two men’s speeches ended, and the doubts about [Quantum Mechanics] finally came.
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