Chapter 100 The King awards the award! Academic pinnacle!
December 10, 1901 at 4 pm.
The first Nobel Prize award ceremony was held grandly at the Stockholm Concert Hall in the capital of Sweden. (The Peace Prize was held simultaneously in Oslo, the capital of Norway)
When Li Qiwei took Wang Luyao into the concert hall, he was immediately attracted by its solemn and elegant style.
In the center of the stage is a bronze bust of Nobel, surrounded by neatly decorated flowers.
The white flowers and red flowers inside are all expedited from San Morei, Italy.
Saint Morey is the place where Nobel died, which means respect and commemoration of him.
I have to say that Europe is indeed impeccable in terms of formality in ceremony.
The key to this high-standard and careful arrangement is not for kings and queens, but for scientists and writers.
This kind of respect for knowledge and culture can easily win the favor of the elites.
Everyone in the venue was wearing formal clothing, tuxedos for men and evening gowns for women.
There are thousands of people in the circle around the ground and upstairs of the concert hall. They are crowded but not noisy.
Attendees held champagne in hand and chatted comfortably. This is a perfect place to broaden your network.
Li Qiwei and other award-winners were invited behind the scenes alone to wait for the opening.
Although Wang Luyao is alone, he is aloof and noble, exuding the aura of keeping away from strangers.
Only people who knew her identity would come forward and exchange a few words.
But I haven’t encountered anyone who deliberately made trouble or made unreasonable demands. After all, everyone pays attention to face in this kind of situation.
At 4:30 pm, the award ceremony officially started.
As the soothing and elegant music played, the winners, led by neatly dressed Swedish female college students, walked from behind the scenes to the stage.
Li Qiwei stood on the stage, not as nervous as imagined, but instead chatting with Plank next to him.
"Professor, I think this light is not interesting. It is a bit dim. The brightness of the incandescent lamp is still not suitable for large-scale events."
Having seen the colorful LED lights of later generations, Li Qiwei really feels that the lights of the concert hall are too plain. , although it is considered super luxurious compared to other places.
Planck has a big question mark on his head, wondering if your focus is wrong.
On such a sacred and solemn occasion, you little guy is actually concerned about whether the light bulb is on or not.
Soon, the president of the Nobel Foundation (that word cannot be said, so I replaced it with president) came to the stage to give a speech, expressing welcome and briefly introducing the first Nobel Prize.
Then, representatives of the awarding organizations of each award took the stage to deliver speeches to their selected winners and introduce the achievements of the Nobel Prize winners.
According to regulations:
The Physics Prize and the Chemistry Prize are evaluated and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences;
The Physiology or Medicine Prize is evaluated by the Royal Karolinska Institute of Sweden. and awarded;
Literary Prize, assessed and awarded by the Swedish Academy;
The Peace Prize is evaluated and awarded by the Norwegian Parliament;
The Economics Prize (1968) is evaluated and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences;
Therefore, Odner, President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, first He came on stage and read out the reasons why Li Qiwei and the others won the award in a calm and calm voice.
After the announcement, the music suddenly became loud and passionate, and King Oscar II of Sweden awarded the award to the winner.
Roentgen, Poulenc, and Li Qiwei walked to the center of the stage.
Then he formally received from Oscar II: a gold medal, an award certificate, and a document with the amount of the bonus, a total of three things.
When Oscar II waited until Li Qiwei came forward, he suddenly said: "Bruce Lee, a great young man from the East, I admire you very much."
Li Qiwei was stunned, not expecting the other party With the dignity of a king, he can actually say such words.
He could only smile and respond politely: "Thank you for the compliment, His Majesty the King."
The last three shook hands with King Oscar II and thanked him. At this time, there was a warm cheer in the venue. applause.
The surrounding photographers were also frantically taking pictures, and the sound of clicking could be heard endlessly.
Countless people showed envious expressions. This sense of glory, even if the academic people are pure-hearted, is still tingling at this moment and trembling all over.
They dream of one day being able to stand in the center of such a stage.
Don’t rely on family background or money, just rely on your own IQ and talent to surpass everyone, stand at the top of science, and accept the admiration of thousands of people. At this moment, the Nobel Prize left a seed in people's hearts, inspiring scholars with dreams to work hard and delve into difficult problems.
After the physics prize is awarded, the band will play music for about 10 minutes to express celebration and joy.
Then, comes the awarding of the Chemistry Prize, the process is the same as before.
Li Qiwei took advantage of others to present awards and secretly looked at the medal in his hand, and then he began to feel excited.
It would be great if I could go back in time now.
With the medal of the Nobel Prize in Physics, it is not too much to ask for a first-level professor at a 985 university, right?
As for the academicians, they are still not quite ready.
But he could only think about it and look at the medal a few more times.
The gold medal weighs 270 grams, contains gold, and has a diameter of approximately 6.5 centimeters.
On the front is Nobel's portrait, with the years of his birth and death written on it.
As for the reverse side, different medals have different patterns.
On the reverse side of the Physics Medal, Isis, the goddess of nature, holds the Horn of Plenty, and on the right is the goddess of knowledge, who has lifted the veil of Isis.
In Western culture, lifting the veil of the goddess of nature represents deciphering mysterious phenomena, which is perfectly consistent with the goals of physics.
Each Nobel Prize winner’s certificate is unique, with a beautiful picture on it, as well as the name of the winner and the reason for winning the prize.
The final bonus document is nothing to see. It is a vulgar thing in the eyes of the big guys, and a love thing in Li Qiwei's eyes.
After the Literature Prize was awarded, the audience stood up and stared at the winners of the first Nobel Prize.
The few people in the center of the stage will become the pinnacle of their respective fields after today.
At this moment, Li Qiwei was full of pride and looked down upon everything.
How much he wanted to broadcast all this on the land of China in the form of video.
He wants to tell everyone that the Chinese are the best nation in the world, and we can also lead the development of science and push the tide of the world!
It only took him 2 years to go from an ordinary Cambridge international student to what he is today, which is the pinnacle of academics!
Although he has Deep Blue's memories of future generations, it is only a support, and it is his efforts and sweat that play a decisive role!
Li Qiwei is not proud or complacent about this. Although his current achievements are unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people.
But it was not enough for his ideal.
He still has to stand at the pinnacle of physics, and even help China stand at the pinnacle of the world!
Finally, the award ceremony ended with singing, a perfect ending.
Everyone then went to the city hall to attend the celebratory dinner.
Interior of the City Hall, in the Blue Hall.
The King and Queen of Sweden and distinguished guests gathered here to hold a grand dinner for the Nobel Prize winners.
Li Qiwei took Wang Luyao to the table with Röntgen, Planck and others, chatting and laughing happily.
Brother Roentgen said: "Bruce, when your paper is published next year, I want to see how you deny Newton."
"I will not favor you like your teacher Planck, I will seriously find faults."
The people at the table laughed, and Planck quickly said that he would also judge fairly.
Amidst laughter and laughter, the first Nobel Prize award ceremony officially ended, leaving an indelible impression on countless people.
Although this time's award ceremony, no matter in terms of scale, props, process, etc., it cannot be compared with that of later generations.
But for people of this era, it is undoubtedly very shocking.
Science has never received so much attention and respect as it does now.
It can be said that the decades at the beginning of the 20th century were the era when science advanced by leaps and bounds and transformed the world most violently. It was also the era when scientists shined the most.
Li Qiwei wanted to seize this opportunity to completely change history and avoid those tragedies.
He wants to bring the romance of fairy tales to the smartest people in the world.
(End of this chapter)