Chapter 265 The Strongest Physicist vs. the Strongest Inventor
The superconducting direction proposed by Li Qiwei made everyone present feel like they had found a treasure.
It was as if the Nobel Prize in Physics was slowly waving to them.
At this moment, everyone believes that the future of physics in the United States will be bright.
Li Qiwei's image suddenly became extremely tall in their hearts.
They will definitely persuade the government to strengthen scientific, technological and educational cooperation with China. Of course, the main target of cooperation is Li Qiwei himself.
As long as you embrace this thigh, you will no longer be afraid of not being able to keep up with European physics.
Many people feel that Michelson, the president, must continue to work.
The burden of physics in America’s forty-eight states can only be reassuring if it is carried on his shoulders.
Next, everyone eagerly asked Li Qiwei questions in various directions.
There are physics problems, chemistry problems, and math problems.
Li Qiwei answered them one by one.
He is like an encyclopedia, no matter what obscure and tricky questions the other party asks.
As long as it was about natural science, Li Qiwei would not refuse and would talk eloquently.
Always give very novel and unique answers, or perspectives on problems.
This bunch of American bumpkins were shocked.
“Bruce is even scarier than the rumors say. No wonder he can propose creationism.”
“I even think that if he wants to, he may be able to do it in the fields of chemistry and biology. Just like in the field of physics, becoming the first person is so terrifying. It makes people unable to catch up. "
"Bruce's future, Or can it rival Newton or even surpass it? ”
For a moment, the conference room was filled with shocked whispers.
This conference is more valuable than all the conferences held since the establishment of the Physical Society put together.
This is the influence of top physicists.
Just when everyone thought that today's meeting was going to end successfully, a voice suddenly sounded, making the atmosphere in the venue instantly awkward.
"Bruce, you keep saying that applied physics is not worth mentioning, so why do you still write patents and invest in companies?"
"You even started your own company. Aren't your words and deeds inconsistent?"
"I think you are a sanctimonious person!"
Wow!
Everyone looked at the source of the sound and found that it was Edison!
This American inventor has not spoken since the beginning of the meeting.
Unexpectedly, towards the end, an attack was launched on Bruce.
Although everyone present did not know what grudges there were between the two.
But the filament patent at that time still caused quite a stir in the United States.
Later, Edison relied on his connections to forcefully abolish the rights of Ridgway's patent in the United States.
It’s just that Li Qiwei didn’t care at the time.
Philips is also beyond its reach and cannot control the US government.
This time, the scene is a bit ugly.
Professor Michelson was also helpless. With his qualifications, he could not control Edison.
As soon as he wanted to come out to smooth things over, Li Qiwei stopped him with a gesture.
With an inexplicable smile on his lips, Li Qiwei looked at Edison coldly.
It seems that the other party is deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.
Li Qiwei thought that he had never offended him, so he was treated with such hostility, which showed the narrow-mindedness of the other party.
I guess he just couldn't stand how a Qing man could invent something that made him afraid.
He even achieved a breakthrough in the field of light bulbs, which he is best at.
This made Edison feel very unhappy.
He found that he had worn the hat of king for too long and did not allow anyone to challenge his authority.
But Li Qiwei would not spoil him.
"Mr. Edison, you may have made a mistake about one thing."
"I have never denied the value of applied physics."
"Applied physics is certainly important. ”
“If our human ancestors had not learned to use tools, I’m afraid we would still be eating our hair and drinking our blood.”
“Without the invention of the telegraph, there would be no exchanges between countries in the world, and there would be no integration and integration of cultures. Development.”
“Why should I oppose applied physics?”
“In addition to pursuing the truth of the universe, another purpose of the various theories created by us physicists is of course to improve people’s living standards. . ”
“And applied physics can in turn improve academic physics.”
"With more advanced measuring instruments, our experimental data will be more accurate."
"With more advanced computing tools, our experiments can be repeated many times to ensure accuracy."
“This is a good thing that complements each other.”
“Like Professor Roland, I can’t stand ignorant people who regard inventions as creating physical theories.”
“ They clearly know their shortcomings, but they still flaunt themselves and even look down on those real physicists.”
“This is the kind of person I want to oppose.”
“But no matter how many patents I submit and how many products I invent.”
“If I have not published the theory of relativity or quantum mechanics, "I will never call myself a physicist shamelessly."
"Starting a company is my private matter, why should I explain it to you."
"At least my identity is not brought about by my inventions and products."
"On the contrary, those things become more valuable because of my identity."
Boom!
Li Qiwei’s words were full of fire.
Everyone present held their breath and did not dare to make a sound.
Edison's face turned red with anger.
This is a contest between the best physicists and the best inventors in the world.
One represents the highest end of academics, and the other represents the pinnacle of application.
The powerful collision created sparks that instantly ignited the atmosphere in the conference room.
Eddie was so angry that he laughed and said sarcastically: "Bruce, without our inventors, you wouldn't even have the tools to come to the United States."
"How dare you talk nonsense here."
Li Qiwei said: "It's ridiculous, without you, I can invent it myself."
"Light bulbs, gramophones, and movies are all just childish."< br>
"As long as I want to, I can invent a lot of things that are better than yours."
Eddie pointed at Li Qiwei angrily, "You, you!"
Wow!
Everyone present was watching the show with a gourmet mentality.
I didn’t expect that today’s meeting would have such a wonderful part.
Bruce is indeed young and energetic, and he actually wants to surpass Edison's best field.
Physicists and inventors are not the same.
A good physicist does not necessarily make him an inventor.
On the contrary, an excellent inventor is not necessarily a physicist.
Although Li Qiwei improved the filament and submitted many patents.
But no one thinks that he can compare with Edison.
Because Edison has been an inventor for more than 40 years and has accumulated too much engineering experience, how can Li Qiwei compare.
Edison thought Ridgway was talking nonsense.
He admitted that Li Qiwei's filament patent was amazing, but it was just a coincidence.
In terms of inventive ability, Edison boasted that he could surpass anyone else.
Li Qiwei’s shameless words made him feel humiliated.
"Bruce Lee, I thought you were a modestly accomplished physicist."
"Although you are a little disrespectful to me, I have considered forgiving you because of your sharing of superconductivity."
"I didn't expect you to be so arrogant."
"You Do you think invention is as simple as picking up a pen and calculating a formula? "
"It's really ridiculous."
Li Qiwei still responded steadily: "Haha, why do I need your forgiveness?"< br>
"Edison, I heard that it took you ten years to develop the alkaline battery starting in 1899." "It is said that this is your most proud product, and it is even used in equipment of the U.S. Navy."
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Edison was shocked when he heard this, "Bruce, how did you know about this?"
Alkaline batteries were Edison's proud work, and they also brought great success to his company. Come big rewards.
But how could Bruce know about him and the US Navy.
At that time, Edison lost millions of dollars because of his failure in the method of mining iron ore.
If he does not develop new products, his company will go bankrupt.
At this time, he targeted the shortcomings of traditional lead-acid batteries and wanted to develop a better battery.
Unexpectedly, it was a great success. The alkaline battery he invented was very popular in vehicle lighting, signal lights, sea buoys and miner's lamps.
Alkaline batteries have also become Edison's most profitable product.
But the battery invented by Edison was a nickel-iron battery.
That is, a battery made of nickel and iron as positive and negative electrode materials and potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte.
Using Edison's nickel-iron battery as power for the car, it can run 160 kilometers on a single charge.
But the voltage of the nickel-iron battery is only 1.2V, and the discharge capacity is not good.
In the end, it was popular for more than ten years and was replaced by other batteries.
Of course, due to the instability of batteries, electric vehicles will soon be replaced by gas vehicles.
Of course Li Qiwei knew the history of battery development. As for Edison providing batteries to the Navy, Tesla told him.
“You don’t have to worry about how I know it.”
“You think I’m a physicist and can’t invent.”
“Okay, I will Let me prove it to you.”
"It would be so easy for a physicist to change his career and become an inventor."
"In the near future, I will set up a company in the United States to specialize in batteries."
"And I The technical person in charge you are looking for is also familiar to you, that is Tesla.”
“I can assure you here that my battery will definitely replace Edison’s battery.”
"And, not only that, I will make the same model for any Edison product in the future."
"I want to compete fairly with Edison in a free market."
Boom!
After everyone heard Li Qiwei’s words, they were stunned and stunned.
What's going on?
Is this a real fire?
The greatest genius in physics openly challenged Edison, the king of inventions.
And Ridgway hired Tesla, who was squeezed out by Edison.
There won’t be more breaking news in America than this.
No one present expected that things would develop like this.
“Oh my God, Bruce looks really angry.”
"Hey, Edison's temper is still so bad. He's getting older, but it hasn't changed at all."
"I'm curious now, can Bruce really beat Edison in inventions?"
"Although Bruce is the top physicist, it seems that the battery does not require any physical knowledge. I feel that I can only try it purely."
"Bruce is using his own disadvantage. Let’s compare the advantages with Edison.”
Everyone present was not optimistic about Li Qiwei, thinking that he was fighting for loyalty.
Michelson sighed, how could a good academic exchange meeting turn into this.
But there was nothing he could do.
Both of these two are bosses with extreme personalities, and no one will listen to advice.
But fortunately, the two competed with each other through products, rather than directly scolding each other and fighting.
That would be ridiculous.
Although Michelson admired Ridgway, he, like everyone else, did not like Ridgway.
Because these are two fields after all.
The battery was invented more than 100 years ago.
People were already able to use batteries skillfully before the electromagnetic theory was perfected.
So, batteries have little to do with physics.
"Hey, Bruce is still a bit too young."
Li Qiwei looked at everyone calmly.
Of course he knows what these people think.
But he didn't care. He was joking. He could take out any battery and crush the batteries of this era.
The battery Li Qiwei wants to make is a classic product of later generations, zinc-manganese battery.
In real history, it was not until 1949 that the zinc-manganese battery was invented.
Once it was launched, it was widely praised and quickly replaced other types of batteries.
Become the first choice battery for household appliances and industrial equipment.
Now, Li Qiwei has developed this kind of battery decades ahead of schedule.
To make the standard cylindrical structure of later generations is simply a dimension reduction attack.
You can definitely make huge profits.
The company he opened in the United States has only one purpose, to make money ruthlessly.
Then all are transported to the City of Science to enhance their heritage.
After all, the money required for his plan is based on billions of dollars.
Of course, it would also be nice to slap Edison in the face.
This old man is too arrogant.
However, after Edison listened to Li Qiwei's words, he felt that he had heard the funniest joke in his life.
“Hahahaha.”
“Bruce, Bruce, I really want to thank you.”
“I haven’t been so happy in a long time.”
"Thank you for this excellent joke."
"I suddenly found that you are a little cute."
"Very good, I haven't experienced this feeling for a long time. . ”
“There are countless young people who think they have no talent and often come to my company to challenge me and become the next invention king.”
“However, they all fail.”
"Today, you, the so-called number one genius in physics, also want to challenge me."
"It's really exciting!"
"Roland said I just stole the physicist "
"If physicists are willing to bow to the temptation of money, they can naturally invent various convenient products."
"Today, we can make a breakthrough. .”
"I want to prove to the world that I, Edison, am no worse than a physicist!"
"I am not stealing their ideas, but carrying forward their ideas."
Boom!
The whole place was shocked!
Everyone was infected by Edison's spirit.
This is a battle between the strongest physicist and the strongest inventor.
It is also a competition between pure science and applied science.
After tomorrow, this breaking news will spread throughout the United States.
Both parties are now well-known figures in the United States.
It can be said that the competition between them is no less than Mars hitting the earth.
It brings endless shock to people.
Of course, like everyone present, no one is optimistic about Li Qiwei.
After all, the image of Edison as the inventor king is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
He is synonymous with invention.
Faced with Edison's high spirits, Li Qiwei looked on with cold eyes.
"Haha, how happy you are now, how miserable you will lose in the future."
(End of this chapter)