Chapter 244 Without Professor Bruce, there would be no Laue today
On March 15, 1910, Laue proved that X-rays are an electromagnetic wave.
Once the paper was published, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the physics community.
X-rays have always been known for their mystery since their discovery.
When Professor Roentgen discovered it, he named it X-ray because he did not understand its nature.
X means unknown.
Because this ray was so important, everyone called it "Roentgen ray" to express their congratulations to Roentgen.
X-rays can effectively penetrate the human body and clearly see human bones. They now play a huge role in the medical field.
The famous Philips company took advantage of this characteristic of X-rays to develop medical X-ray tubes.
Doctors can use it to see the internal structure of the body without damaging the surface of the body.
This is a magic weapon for all doctors.
With it, medicine has developed by leaps and bounds.
In the academic field of physics, there are even more research directions for X-rays.
The most mainstream is to study the interaction between X-rays and various substances.
For example, Morris was studying the effect of X-rays and gases, but of course he didn't come up with anything great.
Of all the studies, the most important is of course the study of the nature of X-rays.
Because it is the basis for all other research directions.
Only by knowing the nature of X-rays can we better explain various physical phenomena.
And this has been going on for 15 years and no one can solve it.
From Röntgen to Rutherford, from Bakla to Prague.
Research and discussion on the nature of X-rays have never stopped.
Even the big guys can’t think of any good way to verify it.
X-rays are like ghosts, floating in the sky above physics.
You can see it but you can’t touch it.
At the first blues conference, Li Qiwei once jokingly said:
"Whoever can uncover the essence of X-rays will be the first to set the trend in the golden age of modern physics!"
This statement was unanimously approved by the big guys present.
So, everyone is studying silently, trying to make a big splash.
There are many top physicists among them.
However, today, this honor was claimed first by the little-known Laue.
To say that Laue is unknown is a bit understated, but at least in the world of physics, Laue's reputation is small.
So most people don’t know who Laue is.
Before this, he was just a young boy, just like Einstein.
Soon, Laue’s academic experience was summarized by interested people.
"Laue, born in Germany in 1879, is 31 years old this year."
"In 1899, he studied with Röntgen at the University of Munich."
"In 1901, he was invited by Bruce to attend the Brussels Young Scholars Conference."
"In 1902, under the guidance of Max Planck , engaged in research work at the University of Berlin. "
"In 1907, he visited Einstein for academic exchanges."
"From 1909 to the present, he has served as Sommerfeld's senior academic at the University of Munich. Assistant.”
After sorting out Laue's resume, many people exclaimed, who is this monster and why is he so awesome?
The three mentors Laue studied with were all big guys who could attend the Bruce Conference.
His good friend Einstein was also a big shot at the Bruce Conference.
As for Bruce, who admires him, he is the best among the best.
No wonder he can achieve such success.
But many people feel sad.
“Hey, if I had such an awesome mentor, I would definitely be able to achieve such an achievement.”
“Tsk, don’t overestimate yourself, those three big guys are more than just As a student of Laue, why is there no movement from others? "
"Physics is about to enter the era of elites. If you want to achieve something, you can only come from those factions."
< br>“There is no way, this is the law of nature, the strong will always be strong.”
But there are also people who feel unfair to Laue and think that he achieved such an achievement entirely due to his own strength.
“Haha, you only know the scenery of making friends with big guys, but you can’t understand the bitterness behind it.”
“During Laue’s academic period, he received guidance from so many big guys, and he was under great pressure inside. It’s conceivable.”
“No one is willing to live up to the boss’s expectations.”
“So Laue must be holding his breath. He wants to prove himself.” br>
"Although Laue is a genius among ordinary people."
"But compared with Einstein or even Bruce, he has become an ordinary person."
" I prefer to call this a counterattack by ordinary people!”
These remarks immediately resonated with countless people, and everyone gained strength from Laue.
If Li Qiwei knew what these people were thinking, he would definitely sneer at them.
"Haha, Laue is not an ordinary person."
"His full name is Max von Laue."
The word "Feng" is enough to explain everything.
But no one cares about this.
Everyone only knows that Laue suddenly jumped out of obscurity in the physics community and became a man who shocked the academic world.
This shows that there is opportunity for everyone.
The golden age of modern physics predicted by Bruce has broken out, and anyone has the opportunity to become a trendsetter.
A few days after Laue published his paper, his close friend Einstein issued a public message to congratulate his old friend.
Einstein praised without hesitation: "Laue's crystal diffraction experiment is the most beautiful experiment in physics."
Professor Röntgen also publicly said: "I want to thank Laue. Solved the most important problem in my mind ”
In the end, even Li Qiwei also posted: "Congratulations to Laue."
"This is his blessing and the blessing of physics."
"The direction predicted by the first Bruce Conference did not Wrong. "
" Laue's research results not only proved that X-rays are electromagnetic waves, but also promoted the development of solid state physics. "
" From then on, physicists studied crystals. and chemists have the most advanced means.”
"In addition, I personally think that Laue's results are Nobel Prize-level."
Boom!
Li Qiwei's comments directly pushed Laue's reputation to the highest peak.
That’s the Nobel Prize in Physics!
After the support of several physics luminaries, the gold content of the Nobel Prize has now increased exponentially.
Countless people want to be the next Laue.
A blockbuster, fame and fortune.
The next piece of news instantly made everyone crazy. As Laue's reputation grew, many people became curious about his research process.
Vienna's "News" contacted Laue immediately and wanted to interview him.
Fifteen years ago, it was the "News" that first reported the news of Röntgen's discovery of X-rays.
Now it seems like a reincarnation, it is reporting on the nature of X-rays again.
In the conference room of Munich University, Laue accepted an interview with "News".
Interviewer: "Mr. Laue, can you talk about how you came up with the idea of using crystals as gratings for X-ray diffraction?"
Laue was shocked when he heard the question. The interviewer didn't Simple.
"Forgive my presumption, are all the interviewers of "The News" so good now?"
"I'm afraid many people can't even read the question you just asked."
The interviewer laughed: "Really? I don't believe it!"
"Is there anyone who can't do it with such a simple thing?"
Laue looked confused and asked cautiously Said: "Are you the one who interviewed Professor Haber before?"
Interviewer: "Yes, I switched jobs and came to "News"."
Laue did not dare to ask further questions, but recalled the previous research process with a happy face.
“I started research on X-rays a few years ago.”
“My doctoral research topic is the interference phenomenon of light.”
“So I am familiar with the various properties of electromagnetic waves.”
"I have always believed that X-rays are a kind of electromagnetic wave, so I wanted to use the wave method to verify it."
"At first, I actually thought about diffraction, but after many experiments and countless gratings, The phenomenon of diffraction cannot be seen.”
“At that time, I thought that the wavelength of X-rays was too short, and the traditional diffraction method was a dead end.”
“Because of the current technology, it was impossible to produce it. A grating that matches X-rays makes it impossible to observe diffraction.
"So, I chose two other methods, one is refraction and the other is interference."
"Both of these are properties of electromagnetic waves."
"But these two methods ended up being The results were not ideal.”
“To be honest, I almost gave up.”
“I tried several methods without success.”
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"I have been researching X-rays for several years, but there have been no important results, which makes me very irritated and worried."
Interviewer: "Then you must have been very irritable and worried at the time."< br>
Laue: “.”
Interviewer: “Gee, I’m joking.”
Laue: “.”
Laue simply dismissed her as air and began to talk on his own.
Suddenly, his tone became excited.
“However, there is always a road ahead.”
“Just when I was at my wits end and ready to give up on the research direction of X-rays.”
“In my life The most important person appears.”
Interviewer: "Who?"
"He is Professor Bruce!"
"It was he who pulled me out of the abyss of darkness and allowed me to see the light of dawn."
“All speeches made by Professor Bruce at the first Bruce Conference were recorded in the Bohr Notes.”
“I personally think it is the Bible in the field of physics.”< br>
"Because that's where I got my inspiration."
"When I was reading Bohr's notes, I suddenly saw a sentence said by Professor Bruce."
"He said crystals Maybe it can become a natural grating."
"This short sentence is like a life-saving straw for me."
"I instantly thought of the diffraction experiment I had done before." br>
"Yes, since artificial means cannot create high-precision gratings, why not consider natural gratings?"
"Professor Bruce's ideas are really great."
" It was precisely because of Professor Bruce's words that I quickly started the experiment."
"I asked my partners to make more than a dozen different crystals, and finally found the diffraction phenomenon."< br>
“This also strongly proves that X-rays are electromagnetic waves.”
"This is the whole story of my research process."
"It can be said that without that sentence in Bohr's notes, there would not be today's crystal diffraction experiment."
Ignore it The interviewer wanted to open his mouth, but Laue continued to say excitedly:
“Without Professor Bruce, there would be no Laue today!”
The next day, when the interview was held After the content was announced, it instantly caused huge waves in the field of physics.
boom!
Everyone was stunned and stunned.
Bruce's name was mentioned again.
He just denied the theory of evolution and proposed creationism.
A major discovery in physics today was accomplished under his influence.
So scary!
Bruce is just too scary.
At the same time, everyone suddenly discovered the most important thing.
That is, Bohr's notes contain a huge secret.
Originally, everyone just thought that it pointed out the research direction for the development of physics, but there were no specific experimental details.
But Laue's success has made countless people understand that if you can't see the details, it's because you are not strong enough.
For a time, a frenzy of studying Bohr's notes broke out in the physics community.
There is even a saying: Do you want to be the next Laue? Then buy a copy of Bohr's notebooks; do you want to win the Nobel Prize in Physics? Then buy a copy of Bohr's notebooks.
Nowadays, Bohr's notes are no longer sent for free. If you want them again, you need to pay for them.
Inside the Department of Physics, King's College London.
Bohr and others looked at Li Qiwei as if they were worshiping gods.
Originally they thought that winning the Nobel Prize was something out of reach.
But Laue’s results gave everyone hope.
The other party just found a few words from Bohr's notes, and he was able to burst out with inspiration and obtain Nobel Prize-level results.
This is what Professor Bruce said personally. Laue will definitely win the Nobel Prize in Physics.
And a few of them even got personal instruction from Professor Bruce, who taught them step by step. If they don't get the Nobel Prize, they can jump off the building.
Li Qiwei looked at several people and smiled and said: "Now you know you have to work hard."
"You have more resources and advantages than Laue."
Bohr and others nodded heavily, full of pride.
(End of this chapter)