Chapter 88 The Nobel Prize is determined! The world is shocked!
After returning from the Embassy in the UK, although Li Qiwei looked calm on the outside, there was a sense of urgency in his heart.
Luo Fuyu is not a drunkard as imagined, but a scheming person.
He will hide in the dark, and once he shows weakness, the opponent will deliver a fatal blow.
Behind him stood Prince Qing, the top figure in the entire Manchu Qing Dynasty.
No matter how rich the Li family is, they are still ants in front of the real people in power.
Not to mention it was still a feudal dynasty with no laws to speak of.
In this era, we must not have any illusions about the Dog-Tatar Manchus.
Their bottom line is that there is no bottom line.
Once Mr. Li's protection is no longer there, some people will bite like bloodthirsty sharks like crazy.
Just based on the Li family's current status and the status of his eldest and second brother, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive for long.
Therefore, Li Qiwei is also thinking about countermeasures. He must give himself an identity as soon as possible.
It would be best if the Manchus were allowed to use rat-proof weapons and not dare to knead them at will.
Just when Li Qiwei was worried about future development, the gear of fate finally turned to the most important moment.
At 9:30 am on October 10th, in the auditorium of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Nearly a hundred academicians gathered together, dressed in decent attire, chatting casually in twos and threes, and everyone's face was filled with joy.
Today is the secret voting day for the first Nobel Prize in Physics and the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
In such an exciting moment, no matter how noble the people present are, they can't help but get excited at this moment.
Because starting today, their decision will completely change the future of science and shape a new highest honor award.
Now, all the academicians in the auditorium will make their choices among the final candidates submitted by the committee.
They all have comprehensive scientific reports on the final candidates compiled by each award committee.
It is convenient for academicians to think rationally and objectively and give the most reasonable evaluation.
They have the following four options:
1. Agree. That is, the final list of candidates submitted by the Physics Committee and the Chemistry Committee is recognized.
2. Propose other candidates to become winners. The number of candidates for each Nobel Prize is not fixed, and academicians have the right to make nominations on the spot.
3. Abstain.
4. It is recommended that no award be awarded this year. That is to say, the achievements of all candidates, including the final candidate, are not worthy of the award. Of course, this situation is extremely rare.
After the voting results are tallied, this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics and Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be truly determined.
At this moment, on the podium in the auditorium, Odner, the president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, was full of energy and energy, and said:
"Everyone, the result of today's vote is destined to be... A great event recorded in the history of science.”
"All academicians are requested to maintain the purity of science, abide by Mr. Nobel's will, vote for the achievements of the final candidates without any personal feelings."
"I will first announce the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The final candidate for the award is Jakobs-Henriks Vantov, an academician of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. "
"He has made pioneering achievements in chemical kinetics and solution osmotic pressure. Work."
"In the field of atomic theory and molecular theory, his research results are the most important discoveries in theoretical chemistry since Dalton."
"Now, please vote. Choose! ”
After Odner finished speaking, all the academicians present started to take action. Some were looking through the materials, and some had already written the results on paper.
About fifteen minutes later, everyone had finished voting.
Oudna motioned to the staff to come forward to collect all the results and ensure that nothing was missed. Even abstention votes must be written on paper.
Then Odner's voice became more excited and said: "Next, I will announce the final candidates for the first Nobel Prize in Physics."
"The selected work results are: Two items, three people in total.”
"The first result was X-rays, and the final candidate was Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, a professor at the University of Munich."
"The X-rays he discovered opened a new chapter in modern physics research and It has great practical value.”
“The second result is quantum theory, and there are two final candidates, namely Max Planck, an academician of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, and Qiwei Li, a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge. "
"The pioneering work of the two of them in quantum theory will officially promote classical physics to modern physics and completely open a new era of physics."
"Now, please. Vote for choice.”
Buzz!
Unlike the Chemistry Award, the recommendation and selection process for the Physics Award is longer and more rigorous.
Because physics is the first of the natural sciences, its influence is much higher than that of chemistry, physiology or medicine awards.
The Nobel Prize in Physics is the No. 1 Nobel Prize!
Therefore, when Odena officially announced the names of the three people, even the academicians present had just read the information.
But I still can’t help but be shocked!
Not Roentgen, not Planck, but Li Qiwei.
A Qing native who is only 21 years old is now going to win the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
This intertwining of contradictions between East and West, civilization and ignorance, science and country makes anyone's mood turbulent.
All the academicians had mixed feelings. Like the five members of the Physics Committee, their souls were undergoing a great test.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the auditorium became heavy and solemn.
Today’s results will surely shock the world!
Academicians are academicians after all, and once they put aside the complicated emotions in their minds, they will concentrate on evaluating the achievements of the final candidates.
Quantum theory is like a sun, dispelling the haze over physics. It deserves to win an award!
As a result, many academicians began to write down their voting results in even five minutes less than the Chemistry Award.
Ten minutes later, the staff collected all the votes.
At this time, in order to maintain confidentiality, the voting academicians have left.
Only the staff of the Nobel Prize Committee were left present, and the vote verification and counting work was proceeding in an orderly manner.
At 11:15, the statistical results finally came out!
Professor Nomark, the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, looked at the list in his hand with warm and complex eyes.
Obviously it only weighs a piece of paper, but in his hand it feels like a thousand pounds.
This is not only an honor, but also a responsibility!
Phew!
Take a deep breath.
According to regulations, he must now notify the winner on the spot.
Start with the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Unlike later generations, the winner can be notified directly by calling his or her mobile phone.
In this era, landline telephones have just become popular.
It is impossible to contact the person directly, so we usually contact the other party’s workplace.
For example, Li Qiwei and Nomark could only notify the president's office of Cambridge University and let the other party convey the message on his behalf.
Wait until it is confirmed that Li Qiwei knows the news and all Nobel Prize winners have received the news.
The Nobel Prize official will notify the media and publish the list of all winners to the world.
Finally, there is the awards ceremony on December 10. All winners will take the stage to speak and become the world's attention.
Cambridge University, in the office of the Vice-President, Cardwell is correcting documents.
Since Cambridge last received a large amount of research funding, Caldwell's name has become well-known in the education community.
Everyone was impressed by his courage and skill, and admired his long-term vision.
Nowadays, Cardwell himself is ambitious. If he wants to go further, he can only enter politics and enter the inner circle of the British government.
That is where the destiny of a country can rise and fall.
Kadewell was thinking about something, when suddenly, he was interrupted by a hurried phone call.
As a world-famous university, Cambridge University was also equipped with telephones early, but only the principal had them.
He was a little unhappy, but he still picked up the phone and answered, "Hello, hello, I'm Caldwell, Vice-President of Cambridge University."
Nomark's voice came from the other end of the phone
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Then, one could only hear Cadwell’s strange voice that was extremely excited but tried hard to suppress.
“Yes, he is a PhD student in the Cavendish Laboratory.”
"Thank you for the notice. I will inform Qiwei Li immediately."
"Okay, I will call you back later."
"Goodbye."
>Wow!
Kadewell could no longer hold back his emotions and laughed loudly. The secretary outside the room was so surprised that he quickly came in, thinking that something had happened.
"Mr. Caldwell, what's wrong with you."
"Parker, hurry up, get ready, Bruce Lee won the first Nobel Prize in Physics."
"We We need to inform him immediately."
"Remember to keep it secret. Only after Bruce knows the news can we publicize it in a big way."
"This is also the rule of the Nobel Prize. We must do it anyway. Observe it.”
After hearing this, Pike's face was full of excitement, "My God, these days, everyone is talking about the Nobel Prize."
"I didn't expect that someone from Cambridge would win the prize, and it would be the first time. The Physics Prize.”
“That is the most valuable award among all the Nobel Prizes!”
“This time, Cambridge’s reputation will definitely surpass Oxford’s.”
Kadewell is in high spirits and has a spring breeze on his face.
He waved his hand and said proudly, "Oxford is nothing. Under my leadership, Cambridge University will become the world's number one university sooner or later!"
Pike quickly agreed, flattering crazily.
Then the two walked out of the office and walked impatiently in the direction of the Cavendish Laboratory.
At this time, in the laboratory, Li Qiwei was studying the alpha particle generation device.
Although it is known that it is emitted by radioactive materials, how to collect and utilize it is still a problem.
Only then did he understand that knowing many things is one thing, but how to use and implement them is another matter entirely.
For example, if future generations of students are asked to deduce Newton's three laws from scratch, many people may not know how to start.
In the field of scientific research, knowing why something is happening is always countless times more important than knowing why something is happening.
Suddenly, Li Qiwei seemed to hear some noisy sounds, "Vice Principal" "Awarded?" "Could it be? God!"
At this time, the sound was getting closer and closer, and he was a little bit I was curious, so I was ready to go out and have a look.
As soon as he walked outside the door, he saw Cardwell looking excited, and there were many people following him, as if they were looking forward to it.
The other party grabbed him and said loudly: "Bruce Lee, congratulations, you won the Nobel Prize in Physics!"
Boom!
(End of this chapter)