Chapter 269 The legendary road of physics begins!
On December 12, 1910, Ridgway and others returned to the United Kingdom from the United States.
The nearly two-month journey made everyone feel a little tired.
But this still cannot stop Bohr and Qian Wushi from being excited.
After the two returned to King's College, they were immediately surrounded by other friends from the physics department.
Gregory and others who stayed in the UK during this trip to the United States were even more impatient.
They especially wanted to know everything that happened to Li Qiwei in the United States.
"Bohr, did Professor Bruce really say that general relativity can explain the perihelion precession of Mercury?"
"Fifth Division, I heard that the second Bruce Conference will be held in 1912 , is it true?”
“The battery dispute between Professor Bruce and Edison has spread to Europe. It’s so exciting.”
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Faced with everyone's problems, Bohr and Qian Wushi were like stars holding the moon.
Every time the two of them revealed a little bit of information, everyone exclaimed.
Especially Li Qiwei’s speech at Princeton University was even more fascinating.
The flaws in gravity and the speed of light left everyone dumbfounded, feeling that all the physics they had learned before was in vain.
"You don't know, Hubble from the University of Chicago is definitely a genius."
"He used a very clever method to directly unify the forms of the law of universal gravitation and Coulomb's law."
“If Professor Bruce hadn’t pointed out that it was wrong, I would have been almost convinced by Hubble.”
“The professor even said it himself, there will definitely be a place for Hubble in the future physics community.”< br>
Wow!
Everyone listened with excitement.
The United States, which is so poor in the field of science, still has such talents.
The world’s talents are really like the crucian carp crossing the river.
Everyone present was beating their chests and feet, hating that they did not have the opportunity to listen live and missed the opportunity to win the Nobel Prize.
“Of course, there is also a Chinese named Chongsu. He is not a physics major yet, but he also has very profound insights into physics.”
"China is indeed a vast country with abundant resources, and it is easy to produce talents."
Bohr was distracted while explaining there. He wanted to visit the hometown of his mentor Bruce.
What kind of heaven-given place can create a physics genius like my mentor.
Li Qiwei looked at the two of them acting like storytellers in amusement, and couldn't help but shake his head.
Soon, everyone asked Bohr to speak more, but they had not heard enough.
Bohr waved his hand, "I can't talk anymore, I can't talk anymore."
"I will use all my time to study my topic."
"This trip to the United States, let me I see that the competition in physics is too great.”
“The United States is studying physics almost as a whole.”
“And there are too many geniuses in the world. .”
"I haven't published a paper yet, so I can't brag to you anymore."
"Let Master Qian give the lecture. He has no pressure now that he has graduated with a Ph.D."
>Everyone cheered in unison.
Suddenly, Bohr finally said with high spirits: "The second Bruce Conference is coming soon."
"I want to rush to qualify for the conference."
boom!
Everyone present was stunned by Bohr's bold words.
Then he laughed.
They all thought it was a joke told by Bohr.
That was the Bruce Conference, the highest conference in the physics community.
Everyone attending the conference is a top figure in the field of physics and is highly respected.
Bolt was a trainee and a doctoral student for only one and a half years, not even two and a half years, yet he dared to dream of being invited to the second Bruce Conference.
So everyone began to laugh at Bohr.
Of course, this kind of ridicule is a friendly joke between classmates, rather than true satire.
But Bohr was unwavering and determined.
After Ridgway proposed the idea of a second blues conference in the United States, word spread throughout Europe in almost three days.
The world of physics is completely crazy.
The first Bruce Conference served as a link between classical physics and modern physics.
Li Qiwei teamed up with several big names to point out the direction for modern physics.
Then the Second Bruce Conference was the founding conference of modern physics.
It's time to put the results of modern physics to the test.
Furthermore, everyone knew that Li Qiwei would expand the number of invitees to the conference.
This makes many people gear up and even silently look forward to whether they will be the lucky one.
For example, Laue, Bragg and others, and even Qian Fifth Division, are all looking forward to that day.
In addition, more people think the same as Bohr and want to take advantage of this period of time to overcome physical problems.
Like Laue, soar into the sky.
As a result, after Li Qiwei returned from the United States, he could clearly feel that great changes were taking place in the European physics community.
The journal "Nature" is already extremely busy.
This has instead given opportunities to many other second-tier journals, and many papers of insufficient quality have been diverted away.
Li Qiwei was very proud as he watched the curtain open.
All this is due to his appearance. Without him, the world of physics would still be a niche circle amusing itself.
And communication will not be as frequent as it is now.
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Starting from December 15th, various universities in the UK have begun to have holidays.
The holidays in British universities are different from those in later generations in China. Undergraduate and postgraduate students have three holidays during the year.
They are winter vacation from December to January, spring vacation from March to April, and summer vacation from June to September.
Of course, this is not unified across the country. Each university can customize its own holiday time according to its own conditions.
The winter break at King's College London is from December 15th to January 20th.
Although Li Qiwei was extremely domineering, he did not exploit his students like cattle and horses like some tutors in later generations.
What was supposed to be a one-month vacation was compressed to seven days, and it was just called it for your own good.
“What’s so good about going home is that it’s not as comfortable as working in a laboratory.”
On the contrary, he gave Bohr and others ample vacation time, and also gave each of them a Nobel Prize. subject.
Sometimes, Li Qiwei thinks that he should be the best mentor in the world.
So he also gave himself a good vacation and stopped dealing with various school affairs.
Although he can't go home now, having his own wireless telegraph makes communicating with his family very convenient.
Almost every 10 days or so, Wang Luyao would send a telegram to Li Qiwei.
On the one hand, ask him how he is doing, and then write him various interesting things about his children.
Li Qiwei left China on December 30, 1908, exactly two years ago.
My four children have also grown up slowly.
The eldest son Li Chengdao and the second son Li Chengde are 4 years old this year.
The two little guys were very naughty and naughty, and they were beaten many times by Wang Luyao.
The third son Li Chengren and the eldest daughter Li Yaoyao are 2 years old this year.
Now I can run around by myself.
Wang Luyao and Xiang Lan were finally freed from the fatigue of raising children, at least they no longer had to hold their children every day.
Looking at the deep love between the lines, Li Qiwei smiled, and his heart was filled with the same longing.
Now he wishes he could take a plane back immediately. Of course, he can only think about it. He doesn't dare to take a plane at this time.
In addition, Wang Luyao also specifically warned Li Qiwei in the telegram not to eat secretly outside, otherwise he would look good when he returns.
Li Qiwei shouted that he was wronged.
Since arriving in the UK, he has been busy with work and has no time to think about that.
Of course, you can still watch it when you should.
In addition, there is Hu Xizhong’s monthly work report.
This calm general manager of Shanhe Group finally fulfilled his five-year agreement.
Today, Shanhe Group has gradually begun to make profits.
Although the profit is small, it at least proves that the group's development path is good.
If Li Qiwei hadn't invested a lot of money in developing core technologies, the group's financial data would have been even better.
But that also has its disadvantages. Now the Shanhe Group has all moved to Sarawak, Borneo.
As a major taxpayer, King Charles of Sarawak has his eyes firmly on Shanhe Group.
The number of jobs, tax quotas, private contributions, etc. are all indispensable.
If the group's finances are too good, Charles will have some evil intentions if the financial situation is not guaranteed.
However, Li Qiwei has now joined Hongmen. When the time is right, he can transfer people from Hongmen to Sarawak.
It is not certain who will offend whom at that time, but these are things that need to be considered in the future.
For the time being, Li Qiwei’s goal for Shanhe Group is to focus on research and development, especially centrifuges, various chemical equipment, etc.
He does not ask Hu Xizhong to make any big breakthroughs, he just wants to slowly accumulate strength.
He also told Hu Xizhong about his layout in the United States and asked the other party to mobilize industrial talents from China to assist Sheng Jingran.
The two cooperate with each other to strengthen the connection between businesses.
Finally, there is the educational career of He Yujie and others.
Li Qiwei is quite relieved about this.
After all, education is beneficial to everyone. The resistance encountered is very small, just follow the steps.
And after these years of training, the three of He Yujie can now stand alone.
As for the second batch of Spark members, they are also growing rapidly. It won't be long before the scientific seeds of China will take root and sprout.
In the future, Li Qiwei will need at least tens of thousands of talents, equivalent to future generations of undergraduates, to contribute to his atomic bomb project.
These are no longer far away.
After the domestic matters were settled, Li Qiwei turned his attention to the next development of physics.
Before Bohr returned to Denmark on vacation, he specifically talked to Li Qiwei for two hours.
The content is mainly about his papers.
Li Qiwei told Bohr about the problem of planetary model as early as a year ago, and Bohr had already studied it very deeply.
Now he is just one step away from completing the thesis, but there is one question that he still can't figure out and can't explain.
Of course Li Qiwei knew what it was, but he didn't point it out.
He has given Bohr enough advice, but he still understands the truth that too much is not enough.
Bohr originally wanted to stay at King's College during the holidays to continue his research, but Ridgway did not allow it and forced him to go home to rest and relax.
Bohr thought for a while and realized that he had not seen his parents and girlfriend for a long time, so he stopped insisting and went home.
This time Bohr is destined to start his cheating life.
Li Qiwei will also protect Bohr as Bohr's mentor in the next great world and solve the key problems of quantum theory.
This pair of legendary masters and apprentices will push the old quantum theory to its peak and lay the solid foundation for the arrival of quantum mechanics.
At the same time, Li Qiwei will also publish the general theory of relativity, making great progress towards the goal of becoming the god of physics.
(End of this chapter)