Chapter 212 The First Blues Conference! The world of physics is shocked!
Three days later, Li Qiwei officially announced that Bohr and seven other people had all passed the doctoral entrance examination.
Li Qiwei recruited seven doctoral students in one breath, which immediately caused a sensation in the physics department of King's College.
It is not so easy to graduate with a PhD these days.
Although Thomson and other big guys even led more than 10 doctoral students, that was because Cavendish had a strong foundation.
The physics department at King's College doesn't seem to have that many subjects.
Everyone guesses that maybe Professor Bruce’s research direction is broad and can be divided into many different sub-topics.
But soon, a major event that shocked the physics world made everyone understand that no matter how many doctoral students there are, they are not afraid.
On the morning of May 15, 1909, "Nature" magazine published Li Qiwei's exclusive cover article.
In the article, Li Qiwei briefly summarized the new phenomena and new theories that emerged in the field of physics from 1900 to 1909.
At the same time, he also pointed out that there are still many problems that need to be clarified and solved in physics.
Therefore, as the winner of the first physics Nobel Prize, he invited the world's top physicists to gather together to discuss cutting-edge physics.
The meeting place was in London, and the time was set on October 30, 1909.
The theme of the conference is: Classical Physics and Modern Physics.
The organizer of this conference is Pioneer Investment Group, which named the conference "The First Bruce International Physics Conference".
It later became known simply as the "First Blues Conference."
Only a few people knew about the relationship between Vanguard Group and Ridgway, and most thought it was sponsored by Ridgway.
In addition, Li Qiwei also claimed that he will invite Professor Lorenz, the second Nobel Prize winner, to serve as the moderator of the conference.
At the end of the article, Li Qiwei said apologetically that considering the purpose of this meeting, he will adopt a strict invitation system for participants.
That is: Anyone who has not received Li Qiwei’s invitation letter means that he is not eligible to participate in this meeting.
boom!
As soon as the article was published, it instantly triggered a magnitude 18 earthquake in the physics community.
“Oh, my God, this is so shocking!”
All the physics practitioners did nothing that day and only discussed the shock of this incident.
The attitude towards this matter is also clearly divided into two groups.
Those who agree believe:
“Physics really needs to be sorted out.”
“The development of physics has entered an explosive period, and the results in one year are now equivalent to the results in the previous ten years. ."
"Only when the big guys summarize the most cutting-edge issues can more physics researchers grasp the key points and the research direction will not deviate."
"With Bruce in the physics community. The identity and status are sufficient to be responsible for the results of the meeting and ensure its authority.”
However, the main point of attack by the opponents was the invitation system proposed by Ridgway.
“Are you kidding me? Should Bruce just let whoever he wants to participate? How can he judge everyone’s level?”
“Nature magazine published in the past few years There are so many articles, has Bruce read them all?”
“When Professor Roentgen discovered X-rays, he was still ignored by the physics leaders of the day. Why did Bruce think that he would not make mistakes?”< br>
“For example, in my thermal research, I found a way to break through absolute zero. I think this is a Nobel Prize-level achievement.”
"However, "Nature" actually rejected my article. It is simply blind and wasteful."
What's more, it directly questioned Li Qiwei's own ability.
"Bruce has not published a new paper for six or seven years. Can he identify the most cutting-edge results in physics?"
In response, Chris and others couldn't stand it anymore and published it immediately. Return the article.
“With my mentor’s achievements, even if he has no new results in the next few decades, it will not affect his status.”
"And the content of my tutor's research is too difficult, so the progress is slow."
"When the day his results are published, those of you who are questioning may not even be able to understand the paper."< br>
The juniors were noisy in physics journals, which brought more visibility to the first Bruce conference.
Many mathematicians envy: "We don't even have anyone to question."
And those physics journals even delayed the papers they were going to publish, specifically publishing this story about Bruce of war.
No matter how heated the discussion among the young people, the real physicists at this moment have no end.
They have their own identity and pride, and even if they question it, they will not resort to such verbal warfare.
Many people even speculated in their hearts: Will Bruce invite me?
After all, based on the specifications and goals of this conference, if you are selected by Li Qiwei, it means that you are someone who can influence the development of physics.
This kind of honor is extremely destructive to physicists, and it is even more like a miracle medicine for physicists.
Wilson even complained to Rutherford: "If Bruce dares not to invite me, I will rush to King's College and stay there."
As the discussion increased, the first class The blues sessions are getting more and more popular.
Li Qiwei is a bit difficult to support alone.
In this case, the physics bosses finally came to an end!
Of course, they were actually angry with Li Qiwei in private.
Five days after the news of the first Bruce conference fermented, the journal Nature published several articles one after another.
All the articles support Li Qiwei’s ideas and have high expectations and blessings for this meeting.
The signed authors of these articles have also elevated this conference to an unimaginable height, making it the number one conference in the natural sciences! They are:
Winners of the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901: Roentgen and Planck;
Winner of the second Nobel Prize in Physics in 1902: Lorenz;
Winner of the third Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903: Marie Curie;
Winner of the fourth Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904: Lord Rayleigh;
Winner of the Sixth Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906: Thomson;
Winner of the Seventh Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907: Michelson;
Winner of the 8th Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908: Lippmann;
Winner of the 8th Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908: Rutherford;
Nine Nobel laureates made a high-profile stand for Li Qiwei , instantly caused another sensation in the physics world.
Boom!
This time, no one dared to question Li Qiwei anymore.
His appeal in the field of physics is simply terrifying!
One person has impressed almost all the Nobel Prize winners in physics.
As for the winner of the fifth Nobel Prize in Physics, the big guys know that he and Li Qiwei are not able to deal with each other and look down upon each other.
So naturally the other party will not publicly post support.
In addition to the above-mentioned Nobel laureates, people such as Einstein have publicly published articles supporting Li Qiwei.
This made this meeting full of suspense before it even started and firmly captured everyone's hearts.
Countless people are looking forward to what kind of shock the world will have on October 30th.
Now, the most important thing is who will receive Bruce's invitation and become a figure that attracts world attention.
Some people are steadfast in their vows, while others are uncertain; some are confident, and some are self-aware.
Countless people sighed: Bruce, you are really good at causing trouble.
Even before a paper has been published, it has caused a stir in the field of physics, and everyone knows about it.
The hearts of thousands of scholars are held in your hands.
At this moment, Bruce, whom they both hate and love, is racking his brains in his office.
Li Qiwei not only had to prepare a speech, but also considered who to send invitations to.
This speech is not a warm welcome formula, but a review of physics from the highest perspective.
It can be said that there are few people in the world today who can do this job.
Even if Li Qiwei has the soul of later generations, it is not an easy task to summarize the context of physics that is both in line with the current development of physics and also logically clear.
He needs to think carefully and think about it.
As for who to invite, it is relatively easy. If you have the information of the big guys in your mind, you should not make any mistakes.
However, he decided to leave this matter to his doctoral students, which was just a test for them.
"Gregory, Bohr, Chris, Qian Wushi, Qian Huzhou, Deng Huaining, Yu Yin."
"The seven of you go down and discuss among yourselves, and divide the work and cooperate."
" Within two months, summarize all the new physics theories that appeared from 1900 to 1909. "
"Take out the papers and authors related to these new things."
"Then sort it out and send it to me for reference."
"Later, I will let you guys be responsible for sending the invitation letters."
"Gregory will be fully responsible for this matter."
Everyone agreed in unison, and Gregory, as their personal Big Brother, after working at Nature magazine for so many years, he must be very experienced in doing this kind of thing.
And because of his connections, he was able to get first-hand resources. He was the only person in charge, and several people were convinced.
Gregory agreed excitedly: "Okay, Professor, I will complete the task on time."
Although this task is not a specific research topic, its importance is even greater than doing a year's experiment.
If they really sort it out carefully, it would be equivalent to understanding all the new physics.
This will be of great benefit to future specific research.
The most important thing is that organizing these papers sometimes requires contacting the authors.
As Li Qiwei's doctoral students, they can easily gain each other's trust and gain connections for themselves.
How important are connections?
Just look at Professor Bruce.
He wanted to hold a conference, and the nine Nobel laureates were willing to support it unconditionally.
This has nothing to do with the size of your achievements.
No matter how awesome you are, if you are withdrawn, difficult to get along with, and have low popularity, why would others want to show their affection to you?
No matter how awesome you are, it doesn't matter to me.
So, if you want to really thrive, in addition to being strong yourself, you must also be good at dealing with others.
This time is an excellent opportunity for Gregory and others.
In normal times, if you have to contact these big guys, they may not have time to deal with you.
Li Qiwei also took this opportunity to familiarize several people with the frontiers of physics and prepare for subsequent topic selection.
(End of this chapter)