Chapter 320 The most embarrassing physics Nobel Prize winner in history! Science vs Scientific Spirit
The arrival of Wang Luyao and Xiang Lan made Li Qiwei lively and energetic.
He became more confident about the second Blues Conference.
No matter what field the opponent is in, he will kill him.
As time goes by, the meeting is getting closer and closer.
During this time, the number of foreigners entering London increased significantly.
The British police had no choice but to increase patrols to eliminate all risks.
In this era, London is, after all, a metropolis with millions of people.
Without cameras and cameras, one can imagine how difficult it is to govern the city.
No wonder there is such a thing as a private detective.
In the future, who can escape the surveillance of the Eye of Heaven.
The changes in London made Wang Luyao and Xiang Lan a little nervous.
They were worried whether Li Qiwei would be nervous.
After all, this kind of conference facing the world's elites seems like a fantasy to them.
No one has ever experienced it.
Li Qiwei was extremely calm and composed.
“Don’t worry, this is just a piece of cake for me, your husband.”
“I can suppress everyone with one hand.”
Extremely domineering The momentum made the two women's hearts tremble and their beautiful eyes sparkle.
Taking advantage of this period of time, the two women took great pains to satisfy Li Qiwei, hoping that he would be in good spirits.
While everyone was waiting for the Second Blues Conference to be held.
A major event that should have made everyone happy and envious has made everyone feel extremely weird.
I kept silent in my heart.
October 16, 1912, more than half a month before the second Blues Conference.
This year’s Nobel Prize was finally announced as scheduled.
Other awards are easy to talk about, but the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics surprised everyone.
The winner of the 12th Nobel Prize in Physics in 1912 was: Swedish inventor Darren.
He was awarded the prize for his invention of automatic regulating valves for controlling gas accumulators in lighthouses and buoys.
Uh-huh.
Explain it.
In the Age of Discovery, the most important things for ship safety were lighthouses and lighting buoys.
With it, the captain can identify the position in the harsh maritime environment and ensure the safety of the crew.
As the world communicates more and more frequently, more and more lighthouses and lighting buoys are needed.
And also put forward special needs.
First, the brightness of the lighting should be large enough to make these light sources easy to identify.
Second, the lighting time must be long enough and don’t have to refuel every time.
Third, it is best to be automatic. We can't send people to guard every lighthouse.
So, designing a device that can automatically adjust brightness and time has become an important task.
Darren is currently the Managing Director of Swedish Gas Storage.
His results were designed to solve this problem.
He dissolved acetylene in acetone as an energy source for combustion.
And designed an exquisite structure that can store a large amount of acetone.
Therefore, the second fuel quantity problem is solved, and there is no need to add lighting fuel frequently.
Furthermore, acetylene fireworks are very bright and can form a strong flash after special design.
The brightness of this flash is enough to pass through thick fog.
The first problem has also been solved.
Then Darren designed an automatic regulator.
Able to automatically control the frequency and intensity of lighting according to the situation.
In fact, it is achieved by controlling the burning speed and amount of acetylene.
If you want strong light, the automatic regulator will increase the valve opening to burn a large amount of acetylene at once.
If you want low light, reduce the valve opening.
As for the frequency, it is better to control.
In short, Darren's results, objectively speaking, are still far behind the level of the Nobel Prize.
The automatic regulator is very difficult, and a more capable inventor can do it.
The key is that he dissolved acetylene in acetone and designed this honeycomb porous structure to accommodate more acetone.
This innovative design is still very technical.
Most people simply can’t imagine it, and even chemists may not be able to achieve it.
But despite this, there is still a big gap between it and real physics.
Because all of Darren's achievements have not created or discovered any new physical knowledge or phenomena.
His results were different from Marconi's radio.
Radio at least made use of atmospheric reflections, which now forms the discipline of atmospheric science.
Forget about new physics research.
In terms of technical difficulty, the radio is indeed several levels higher than Darren's design.
If it weren’t for his Swedish identity, it would be almost difficult to win the award.
Therefore, everyone feels that the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee is operating in secret and taking care of the people of their own country.
For a time, criticism continued.
“Bah, you also say that the Nobel Prize is the fairest award in the world. This is obviously biased towards the Chinese.”
“I am an insider in the navigation industry, and Darren’s invention is actually very Important."
"Now all countries in the world have adopted the equipment he invented."
"We in the industry call him the benefactor of 'Voyager'."
"Oh? There is such a story."
"Objectively speaking, Darren's achievement is a weakened version of radio."
"This time the Nobel Prize in Physics is indeed a bit biased. ”
As doubts grew, the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee had to issue a public statement.
It turns out that Darren was developing navigation lighting equipment and an explosion occurred in his laboratory. He was unable to dodge and unfortunately became blind.
But even so, he still did not stop researching.
With the help of his assistant, he still continued to work in the laboratory.
Such a spirit shows the perseverance of scientific researchers to the extreme.
That’s why he will be considered for this year’s Nobel Prize.
In real history, it was his younger brother who received Darren’s award.
Moreover, his brother did not deliver any speech at the conference, and no booklet of Darren's award-winning results was printed after the conference.
This may be Darren doing it on purpose.
He knew that his results were still far away from the Nobel Prize.
But after all, he is a Swede and he has dedicated himself to science to this extent.
The decision of the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee is indeed humane.
The current president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Söderbaum, publicly stated:
“The next Nobel Prize will only consider the achievements of the winners and exclude all other factors.”
Darren’s After the story was exposed, it instantly caused a sensation in the scientific community.
A big discussion about science and scientific spirit has attracted the attention of countless people.
Some people think that scientific spirit is more important.
"Hey, I didn't expect such a thing. Although Darren's results are a little weak, his perseverance is worth learning from."
"Not everyone is a genius. The limits of ordinary people may be It’s just the threshold of genius.”
“But ordinary people are likely to lose their lives in order to reach the limit.”
“Science is great because of the great scientific spirit.”
Of course, many people object to the above statement.
They believe that science is science and should not be subject to human will. "Professor Bruce published quantum theory and relativity without suffering any hardship or physical injury. Isn't his spirit valuable?"
Li Qiwei: Hey, hey, brother, don't spread rumors. I suffered a lot.
“Science is the truth of the universe. It neither favors those who are diligent and persistent, nor is it biased against those who are lazy and arrogant.”
“It is there, whoever discovered it Who is great?”
"Isn't this the original intention of establishing the Nobel Prize?"
"Then I even lost my life for science, do I have to be given a Nobel Prize?"
"This is very important to other people. It’s not fair at all.”
“.”
The matter of Darren winning the Nobel Prize has turned into a discussion about the value of science.
Both sides hold their own opinions, and both sides are very reasonable.
One values sensibility and looks at science from a human perspective.
One values rationality and views science from the perspective of science itself.
Both views have their own supporters, and it is difficult to convince the other.
And no one dares to say which statement is wrong.
After Li Qiwei learned the news, he also sighed.
This kind of problem will be an unsolvable problem even in future generations.
Different people have different positions, different strengths, and naturally the results they get are also different.
Because this is a battle between two values.
Later generations also have many achievements. From a scientific principle, they are very simple and do not have any innovation.
But from the perspective of application and the dedication of the discoverer himself, it is indeed worthy of respect.
In fact, the best way is to make separate selections.
This can not only ensure fairness, but also perfectly balance the contradiction between science and people's hearts.
With Li Qiwei’s current status, it is impossible for him to publicly express his position on this matter.
Once he speaks, it is almost like a conclusion.
The key is that this will not do him any good, but will offend many people.
Old Yinbi Li Qiwei would naturally not do such a thankless thing.
The difficulty with this matter is that Darren's result is a little inferior after all, but not too inferior. At least it has great application value.
Lidingo, Sweden.
Darren and his brother were drinking coffee and chatting.
Dadi sighed: "Brother, there is a lot of noise outside because you won the Nobel Prize in Physics."
"There are supporters and opponents."
Darren, who is blind There was no loss or depression as imagined.
At the age of 43, he still looks high-spirited and his hair is meticulously combed.
Wearing a pair of sunglasses to cover his injured eyes.
He said nonchalantly: "Oh, there is no need to sympathize with me at all."
"Being blind is not a big deal."
"I know what the Physics Nobel Committee thinks, after all. I am a Swede.”
“Our country has worked hard to win awards, but we have to take care of our own people.”
“But that also depends on the score.”
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"Professor Bruce's theory of relativity didn't even win. How can I be worthy of this award?"
"It makes me very embarrassed to do this."
"When the time comes to award the award, you Go for me, I don’t want to go.”
Dadi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
My eldest brother is so awesome that he even won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
But he thought it would be a good thing not to go.
This award is too controversial. It is not a good thing if I go for it.
If people outside who support Darren see it, their jaws will drop in surprise.
They thought it was a great thing that Darren dedicated his life to science.
However, in Darren's own opinion, it seemed like a small wound on his finger.
Such an optimistic and strong mentality is indeed a bit disappointing.
No wonder you have to do experiments despite being blind. You dare not care at all.
This is also a fierce man.
Compared to some lesser talents in later generations, Darren seems to have deserved the award.
After all, Xiao Xianrou’s fingers are bleeding. If you don’t send them to the hospital quickly, they will heal on their own!
Dadi smiled and said: "I heard that Professor Bruce's achievements are enough to win several Nobel Prizes."
"But his achievements are too shocking."
" The professors of the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee did not understand it at all and were not sure about it."
"So they were reluctant to award the award."
"This is the case with the special theory of relativity." >
"At present, the general theory of relativity must be the same."
"It is so outrageous that the Nobel Prize committee dare not award the award."
"Professor Bruce is really a terrible man."
Darren became interested and suddenly became very excited.
Everyone who is involved in the scientific field, there is no one who has not heard of Bruce Lee's name.
The other party is a figure who is about to become a myth.
“You don’t understand that for Professor Bruce, the Nobel Prize is completely dispensable.”
“His strength has long gone beyond the scope of the Nobel Prize.”
"If Newton had lived to this day, do you think the Nobel Prize should be awarded to him?"
"I am also unlucky, winning the award at the node of the Second Bruce Conference."
"Don't look at the discussion outside about me now. The discussion is so heated."
"In a few days, everyone will probably forget about me."
"My results and the general theory of relativity It’s like comparing a candle to the sun.”
“Oh, it’s the wrong time.”
Darren’s analysis is very reasonable.
His popularity only lasted for a few days, and not many people paid attention to him.
Because the second blues conference will be here soon.
That is a major event that affects the entire scientific community.
In contrast, Darren's award has become just a talking point, as a warm-up for the meeting.
This year’s Nobel Prize has also become the most embarrassing Nobel Prize in history.
The heat lasted for a few days, and almost no one discussed it.
Fortunately, Darren is naturally optimistic.
If it were an ordinary person, I would probably suffer from depression.
Last year’s Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wien, breathed a sigh of relief in his office.
“Fortunately, I won the award last year. If I win the award this year, I will become a foil to Bruce.”
"I'm afraid I will become the most insignificant Nobel Prize winner in physics in history."
"God, after all, I am also the discoverer of the second dark cloud. How can I be so useless compared with Bruce?" . ”
With the announcement of the Nobel Prize, the second Blues Conference is only half a month away.
Countless people can’t wait to see Li Qiwei’s peerless style.
Even the people on the Physics Nobel Prize Committee began to put down their work and prepare to go to the UK to attend meetings.
Winning a Nobel Prize for general relativity is almost without any controversy.
Those who judge awards must first understand the theory themselves.
Otherwise it might become the biggest joke.
In this life, Guangxiang is destined not to be a pearl in the dust.
(End of this chapter)