Chapter 90 Interview with The Times
In 1901, Europe already had telephones, telegraphs, and giant steel ships that could cut through waves.
With the development of science and technology, countries on the earth are no longer isolated islands, but connected as one.
British entrepreneurs can know within a few minutes what the rubber harvest is like on the island of Kalimantan in Southeast Asia, thousands of miles away.
Capital financiers are able to analyze the global gold price in real time, manipulate the market, and attempt to make profits through information differences.
However, these are too far away for ordinary people.
Despite the extreme abundance of materials, people at the bottom still live a difficult life.
They are not willing to spend a lot of money to communicate by telegraph, let alone care about what is happening on the other side of the world.
They have the simplest and most economical means of entertainment: newspapers.
Thanks to the development of the two industrial revolutions, the newspaper industry has experienced unprecedented prosperity.
It has become an indispensable necessity for ordinary people's daily life.
Current political news, wealth codes, interesting anecdotes, popular novels, etc.
The newspaper has everything and everything.
If you want to read elegant content, there are elegant newspapers; if you want to read vulgar content, there are also vulgar newspapers.
It can be said that ordinary people understand the world through newspapers.
Even the Qing Dynasty, which was still in the feudal era, had major newspapers such as Shenbao and Zilinxi Bao at this time, which were funded and founded by the British.
But the influence is only limited to the country.
In this era, if you want to choose one of the most famous and globally known newspapers in the world.
Then The Times of the British Empire definitely deserves the title.
It was founded in 1785 and its founder was John Walter.
It is a comprehensive daily newspaper distributed nationwide in the United Kingdom, which has a huge and far-reaching impact on world politics, economy, and culture.
Considered to be the UK’s largest mainstream newspaper.
As early as 1866, the Qing Dynasty sent people to Britain to learn Western science and systems.
Among them, Zhang Deyi was greatly shocked after visiting The Times. The technology of type inspection, typesetting and printing is extremely fast and efficient.
Later he said in his "Navigation Chronicles":
"Since the founding of The Times, for hundreds of years, the opinions in the newspaper have been fair and the narrative has been reliable, so it has been widely read by all countries."
This shows the influence of The Times around the world. .
Today, its publisher is the fourth generation of the Walter family: Arthur Walter, and its editor-in-chief is Buckle.
It also has a wide range of reporters who are responsible for news gathering and reporting in politics, science, literature, art and other fields.
The term "journalist" first appeared in the "Shenbao" in 1905, and has been passed down as a professional term since then.
But people engaged in this kind of work have existed for a long time, but they have never had a special title.
Today, on the south bank of the Thames River in London, inside the headquarters of The Times newspaper.
Editor-in-Chief Bakker was using his hands and mouth to direct everyone to sort out various materials and tools, because he was about to leave for Cambridge for interviews.
Newspaper owner Walter used his deep personal connections to finally obtain Li Qiwei's first interview rights.
This is a rare opportunity, and Bucker is ready to go into battle personally and play the role of interviewer.
By reviewing the collected information, he found that Li Qiwei's experience was full of legend.
So he hopes to make a report that shocks the world.
October 16, in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University.
Li Qiwei learned from Thomson that the staff of "The Times" will come to Cambridge today to conduct an exclusive interview with him.
The other boss found Vice Principal Caldwell. Both parties had different needs and hit it off immediately.
So Caldwell asked Thomson to do Li Qiwei's work, but he thought it was not a big problem, and no one could refuse the opportunity to become famous.
You must know that whether it is "Nature" or "Science", the audience is scientific researchers, who belong to the elite of mankind.
But the problem is that the number of people is too small, and the influence is relatively limited.
Even though people know Li Qiwei’s name, they know nothing about his story and life. And except for practitioners in professional fields, no ordinary person cares about what quantum theory is.
They just want to hear what Ridgway has to say, how he views his identity, etc.
Now, here comes The Times.
At that time, as long as Li Qiwei is given a big first-page position and a photo is attached, he will immediately become a household name.
The reputation of the University of Cambridge has also risen with the tide.
It is a good thing for everyone.
Of course Li Qiwei is willing to accept the interview. He is now eager to increase his reputation and make the Manchus take advantage of it.
When the newspaper publishing his photo reaches China, it will definitely cause an uproar.
Thinking like this, he said:
"Professor Thomson, I am very willing to accept this interview."
"That's good, Bruce, you too There is no need to prepare anything, just answer truthfully.”
"Besides, um, this" Thomson hesitated a little, embarrassed to say it.
"Professor, if you have anything to say, just say it. Do you want me to take it to Cambridge University?"
"Haha, Bruce, you are really smart."
"Cardwell hopes that during the interview you can say some good things about Cambridge University and the colleges to enhance the charm of the school."
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Don't worry, professor, I have always been grateful to the school for its Your training.”
After hearing this, Thomson showed a very pleased smile.
At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Buckle and his party finally arrived at Cambridge University.
In addition to the accompanying recorders and logistics staff, he also brought a full-time photographer, which shows the importance he attached to this interview.
Thomson extended a warm welcome to the arrival of Bakker and others.
Everyone in the laboratory came out to watch the fun. These days, being interviewed and made into the news is a rare thing.
Many teachers and students from other colleges also came over specifically to know what the interview was about.
No way, there are too few entertainment activities these days. Anything novel can attract the attention of countless people.
What’s more, interviewing is a very high-level activity.
Even in future generations, being able to appear on news television will be a highlight moment worthy of excitement and nostalgia for ordinary people.
Li Qiwei also stepped forward to shake hands with Bucker, showing great enthusiasm.
This made Bucker feel a little flattered.
From the first time he saw Li Qiwei, he had been shocked.
There is no way, the other party is too young, even one year younger than his own son.
He thought that scientists were all white-haired, bright-headed and inexperienced people, such as the other two winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
But I never expected that a young genius like Li Qiwei would appear.
This is not the era of Newton. Science is hidden in darkness, and any phenomenon discovered can go down in history.
So as long as young people dare to think and act, they can easily achieve success beyond that of the elderly.
But in today's era, all kinds of knowledge are booming and people's energy is limited, so experience is very important.
If Li Qiwei knew his thoughts, he would definitely complain: We in later generations will think this way about the early twentieth century.
Therefore, Buckle was really curious about Li Qiwei's ability to achieve such great achievements.
He couldn't wait to ask questions to see how this top physicist succeeded.
After some pleasantries, the two began this interview in the Cavendish conference room.
The recorder is sitting in the corner, and the photographer is standing on one side, ready to capture some classic shots.
Ahem, there is some content in the previous chapter that is not suitable for harmonization. Everyone who understands understands it, but it is better to be less edgy.
(End of this chapter)