Chapter 251 Arriving in the United States, the future Nobel Prize winner is a fanboy
On October 17, 1910, Li Qiwei officially left for the United States.
The people accompanying this trip include Bohr, Qian Wushi, Li San, Sheng Jingran and his business team.
Among them, Bohr and Qian Wushi, as their doctoral students, are also considered young leaders in the field of physics.
Bringing them together is also to reflect the professionalism of the academic visit.
It can also help you avoid unnecessary troubles.
With Li Qiwei's current identity and status, he doesn't need to pay attention to the visits from students and ordinary professors.
It can be left to Bohr and others to deal with it.
Michelson's telegram said that almost all scholars in the field of natural sciences in the United States rushed to Princeton.
Li Qiwei can imagine that there will be many people who want to discuss and compare with him.
If he had to reply one by one, he would probably be exhausted.
Li San is guaranteed by force. It is not safe to go to the United States this time.
Unlike in the UK, only people in certain professions are allowed to own firearms.
As for people in the United States, everyone has a weapon that equals all sentient beings, and everyone must speak politely.
Li Qiwei is not arrogant enough to make fun of his life.
Therefore, with Li San here, he could visit with peace of mind.
As for Sheng Jingran, who has returned from China, this time he is mainly here to lay out Pioneer Group’s business in the United States.
The United States is the core of Future Vanguard Group’s business.
When the world situation became chaotic, almost all the capital industry fled to the United States.
At that time, it will be a great opportunity for Vanguard Group to invest and make money.
After Sheng Jingran returned to the UK, Li Qiwei asked Zhang Maodong to return to China to complete important tasks.
That's when Marconi's wireless telegraph machine was finally developed.
Li Qiwei immediately purchased three units.
One is placed at his residence in London, and the other two are for Zhang Maodong to take back in person.
One is in my hometown in Guangzhou and the other is in Borneo.
In this way, he will be able to remotely control domestic businesses more conveniently.
Li Qiwei sighed, it would be convenient if he had a mobile phone.
But in this era, we are still a little far away from the birth of mobile phones.
On the deck, Li Qiwei and others looked far into the distance. They had a panoramic view of the rough waves and vastness of the Atlantic Ocean, which made people feel heroic.
At this time, Sheng Jingran on the side saw Li Qiwei sighing for no reason and asked: "Why did the chairman sigh?"
Li Qiwei said: "I was thinking about how Li Hongzhang felt when he went to the United States and saw the prosperity of the United States."
Sheng Jingran sighed: "In the past few years, I have been to the United States twice for business. At this time, I have to admit that the gap between China and the United States is really huge."
"My mood at the time was only despair."
"The United States is ahead of the country in technology, industry, and culture. The gap is as unattainable as its skyscrapers.”
“To be honest, if I hadn’t met you, Chairman, I couldn’t see the hope of China surpassing the United States.”
Li Qiwei smiled. Sheng Jingran's flattery skills were too strong and could not be matched by Bolqian's Fifth Division and others.
"Jingran, you know, in this era, the only chance for late-developing countries to surpass the United States."
"It is not so powerful that it makes people despair."
“Although there are high-rise buildings and machinery factories there, and the port is full of various warships.”
“But these are only paper powers.”
"The United States currently lacks the most important thing, and that is scientific foundation."
"This is the engine that enables a country to continue to prosper."
"It is only the result of two industrial revolutions. With dividends, the United States has grown from a colony to a big country today."
"What if China can catch up with the third and fourth industrial revolution?"
"Our future will be strong. ”
"The core of the industrial revolution is always the breakthrough of scientific theory."
"This is why even if I am a Chinese, I can still receive courtesy in Europe and the United States."
< br>“There are no fools in this world, and the top leaders of various countries will not be blinded by superficial racial differences like the people at the bottom.”
“Rentiers always care about profits.”
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"Otherwise, why do you think scientists are valued? Why don't those big countries just grab people everywhere?"
"Because the rules of this world are balance and game."
"If someone breaks it , then if everyone doesn’t abide by the rules, the world will be in chaos.”
“Chaos is what the rulers fear most.”
Sheng Jingran nodded, Li Qiwei’s state is no longer the same. He can understand it.
However, he was even more excited.
As long as he does what he should do, he can become a famous figure in the future world.
Immediately, he followed Li Qiwei's example and looked into the distance, cultivating a calm (pretentious) aura.
Li Qiwei’s itinerary for this visit to the United States is very simple.
He will set off from London by ship, cross the Atlantic Ocean, and land in New York Harbor in the United States.
It was also the place where Li Hongzhang landed when he visited the United States.
At that time, the son of the US president and senior military officials personally greeted him, and 30 warships lined up at the port to express their welcome.
The salutes roared, the national flags hung high, and the streets were deserted, which was enough to give this oriental boss a lot of face.
But Li Qiwei is different.
Although he is the leading scientist in the world today, it is impossible for him to receive the same treatment as Li Hongzhang.
The US government cannot be so grand.
Li Qiwei himself doesn’t care about this. When he doesn’t have absolute strength, being too high-profile is not a good thing.
He declined Michelson and others who wanted to hold a welcome ceremony for him at the port.
It means that you keep everything simple.
Academic visits should not be flashy.
After arriving in New York, he would take the train directly to Princeton. Princeton University is located in Princeton, New Jersey, on the east coast of the United States.
This is a famous private research university in the United States.
Princeton University was founded in 1746 and is particularly famous in the field of natural sciences.
There is a famous movie in later generations, telling the story of a mathematician named Nash who invented game theory.
That's what happened at Princeton.
However, the reason why Ridgway chose Princeton as his first stop was not the more famous Harvard and Yale.
The reason is simple. He promised Richardson that if he came to the United States, he would go to him first.
As a fellow disciple of Cavendish, of course he has to give him some face.
And Princeton is on the east coast, so Ridgway doesn’t have to cross the continental United States.
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On October 29, 1910, after 12 days of rough seas, Ridgway and his party finally arrived in New York.
Different from the shock of ordinary people seeing New York for the first time, people like Li Qiwei have seen the big world.
Although New York is prosperous and even more spectacular than London, in their eyes, they are at most a little curious.
However, Li Qiwei still expressed emotion.
The United States in 1910 was more developed and prosperous than some small inland counties 100 years later.
As a person who has traveled through time, Li Qiwei can best understand the meaning of this.
The gap of one hundred years is so disappointing.
However, even so, China is still catching up.
Anyone who understands the price paid here will be moved and in awe.
At this time in the United States, automobiles had become popular.
The highway was crowded with private cars and buses, and the pedestrians on both sides of the road looked in a hurry, creating a prosperous and busy scene.
It highlights the vibrant development momentum of the young country of the United States.
Sheng Jingran and his company team stayed in New York, where they needed to inspect and handle a lot of business.
Li Qiwei took Li San and others directly onto the train to Princeton.
New York is less than 100 kilometers away from Princeton, and it only takes more than 2 hours by train.
On the evening of the 29th, Li Qiwei and others arrived in Princeton.
Everything about the accommodation was arranged by Richardson.
After picking up Ridgway at the train station, Richardson gave him a big hug.
"Bruce, you are so interesting!"
"I thought you would go to the University of Chicago."
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Although Professor Michelson invited me several times, I still refused him."
"Everyone Not as important as us Cavendish people."
The two suddenly laughed.
Richardson smiled and said: "Bruce, you are a celebrity in America now."
"Your influence is no worse than those politicians who put on a show."
"Princeton University will hold a grand welcome ceremony for you the day after tomorrow."
"It will be A grand event in the academic world.”
“Nearly all of the people participating this time are American scholars.”
“They just want to see what you, the number one genius in physics, have got. What a difference.”
"However, you don't need to worry, the theoretical science in the United States is too weak."
"Here, I feel that I am terrifyingly strong."
"Your arrival is equivalent to "For scientific colonization."
Richardson's humor made Li Qiwei laugh, especially the last sentence. If Americans heard it, they would probably eat biu~biu~biu.
Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Richardson, please don't hurt me."
"On other people's territory, it's better for us to be honest."
At this time, Li San, Bohr, and Qian Wushi came over with their luggage.
Beside them, there was a young man helping to carry some of the luggage.
Richardson pulled the young man and said: "Bruce, let me introduce to you, this is my doctoral student at Princeton, Davidson."
"You have a good rest next, any questions? You can find Davidson.”
"And you can ask Davidson to help with your follow-up activities in the United States."
"I approved a leave for him and asked him to be your full-time assistant for a few days."
29 years old Davidson's face was so excited after seeing Ridgway that he didn't know where to put his hands.
As a doctoral student in physics, Li Qiwei was his idol.
He imagined countless times how he would behave if he saw Li Qiwei, and whether he would ask some academic questions so as not to look stupid.
Because Richardson told him that Professor Bruce would come to the United States sooner or later.
He did not expect that what his mentor said was true, and that he had such a good relationship with Professor Bruce.
At the same time, he was very grateful to Richardson for being able to stay with Professor Bruce for a few days. His future academic path was destined to be a road to heaven.
How could he not be moved by how his mentor chose to give him such a rare opportunity?
“Hello, Professor Bruce, I am your admirer. Your theory of relativity and quantum theory fascinate me very much.”
"I hope I can be by your side these days and ask you for advice."
Li Qiwei stretched out his hand and smiled: "Hello, Davidson, I'll trouble you next."
Looking in front of him This young man, Li Qiwei sighed in his heart.
The future Nobel laureate is just an ordinary fanboy in front of me at the moment.
In real history, Davidson entered the University of Chicago in 1902, was highly valued by Millikan, and was recommended to Princeton University for graduate school.
Then he studied under Richardson, and in 1911, he married his mentor's sister.
He discovered the phenomenon of electron diffraction in 1927, thus proving de Broglie's wave-particle duality theory.
As a result, he won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics.
After coming out of the train station, Li Qiwei asked Richardson to go back first. The other party must have a lot of things going on.
With Davidson's help, Li Qiwei and others quickly checked into the hotel.
Next, he will recharge his batteries and prepare for the academic visit the day after tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)