Chapter 332 I show my cards! On the surface I am a physicist, but actually I am a poet!
The questions raised by Russell and Wittgenstein, master and disciple, pushed the atmosphere of the meeting to a climax.
It turns out that physics is not distinct from other disciplines.
No matter what field you are in, you can ask your own questions about the theory of relativity.
Li Qiwei on the stage is like an omniscient and omnipotent person who has descended into the world. He accepts any question and can always give the most appropriate answer.
However, with the example of Wittgenstein in front of them, the non-scientific bosses present had to accept a fact.
That is, with their scientific literacy, there is no way to touch the theory of relativity.
It is so high-end that even physics experts dare not say that they really understand it.
These big guys who don’t even understand the law of gravity can only ask ideological questions.
It is impossible to understand the reality and mathematical nature of the theory of relativity.
But they were also impressed by how funny Ridgway was.
In the eyes of these liberal arts tycoons, the man on the stage is not a boring and remote genius.
He is a young wise man who likes to communicate and think with others.
He is tall but not stupid, smart but not arrogant, and gives people the feeling of spring breeze.
Bohr complained internally: That’s because you didn’t talk about physics research with Professor Bruce, otherwise you would know what it means to be overbearing.
At this moment, somewhere in the auditorium.
Hantaro Nagaoka from Sakura Country sat there silently, flanked by Jun Ishihara and Yoshio Nishina.
The three of them couldn't help but admire Li Qiwei's grace on the stage.
Hantaro Nagaoka recalled his previous visit to China.
“At that time, Li Sang was high-spirited and sharp.”
"Unlike now, he has developed his own unique temperament."
"He can make people feel tremendous pressure just by standing there."
"The kind that comes from the soul The level of crushing and overlooking. "
"The more the former, the more pressure I can feel."
Nishina Yoshio next to him saw Li Qiwei for the first time.
The speech just made a deep impression on his heart.
The feeling of weightlessness, as if what the other party is talking about is not the theory of relativity, but something as simple as a linear equation of one variable.
Yoshio Nishina finally understood how big the gap was between him and Li Qiwei.
Both happy and desperate.
Fortunately, he came to the right place this time.
People who have not seen and felt Li Qiwei will never know how terrible he is.
The desperate thing is that once seen, the insurmountable distance will make people lose their fighting spirit.
With Yoshio Nishina's character, he can't even think of catching up, let alone surpassing.
That is the gap between gods and mortals, and nothing can make up for it.
"Senior Li Qiwei can be canonized in physics."
"No one can surpass him in the field of academic physics."
"And he is only 32 years old. He may have greater breakthroughs in the future."
"I think that only in applications Only in the field of physics can it be possible to surpass Li Qiwei's predecessors."
Yoshio Nishina's words surprised Ishihara Jun.
“Nishina-kun, do you want to be an inventor?”
"You know, Li Qiwei even defeated the invention king Edison."
"Even in terms of invention ability, he is still the best in the world."
"The company under his name has done They are all high-tech.”
“I heard from a friend in the government that if Li Qiwei’s companies were all located in China, they would probably help China improve its industrial level.”
“His. The ambition and layout are too big.”
There was no smile on Yoshio Nishina's stern face, and he said: "I will wait for the opportunity."
"Waiting for changes in the field of physics."
"If Watt had not improved the steam engine back then, the world would be like today. I guess it’s still a primitive society.”
“This kind of applied physics is the most important and can change the world situation.”
“As for other so-called high technologies, they are only in the existing world. It’s just the icing on the cake, not a real breakthrough.”
"I think Mr. Li Qiwei just wants to make money."
Ishihara Jun was shocked by Nishina Yoshio's ambition.
I think young man, you are very ambitious.
This kind of forbearing character is really scary.
It will become a great thing in the future.
Nagaoka Hantaro did not interfere in the discussion between the two students.
In his eyes, these are all trivial matters.
How to improve the overall scientific level of the country is what he needs to focus on.
After he came to the UK, he accidentally heard about Li Qiwei's Science City plan and was immediately horrified.
Although he had no way of knowing the exact details.
But he knew who Ridgway was.
"Li Sang has never been a pure scholar."
"Europeans and Americans are a bunch of idiots, and they were fooled around by Li Sang."
"Li Sang is East Asians have strong national sentiments.”
“And the historical environment of East Asia affects everyone.”
"Science has no borders, but scientists have borders."
"I can already see the tip of the iceberg of Li Sang's plan."
"So what role will Sakura Country play in his plan? Where is the character?”
No one could hear his whisper.
It can be said that Hantaro Nagaoka is the only person who can roughly guess Li Qiwei's plan.
While Jun Ishihara and Yoshio Nishina were still considering specific research, their teacher had already set his sights further.
The final challenge lies in the future!
At this moment, the auditorium gradually calmed down and questions continued.
The big guys in the field of natural sciences fully demonstrated the spirit of the hosts.
They did not rush to ask questions, but left the opportunity to people in the field of social sciences.
Because everyone knows that the final question will definitely return to the theory of relativity itself.
That was the real climax.
Suddenly, Tagore stood up.
As one of the few Indians on the field, Tagore's heart was also extremely complex.
India is a country with the same ancient civilization as China, but its destiny is completely different.
Tagore was 51 years old at this time.
He has seen through a lot of things.
Most of his poems are about resistance.
But on today's occasion, in the territory of the British Empire, if people dare to openly speak of resistance, they will really be impatient.
So, Tagore asked such a question.
"Hello, Bruce, I am Tagore."
"Maybe you don't know me, but I am a poet."
Tagore was about to explain, but Li Qiwei suddenly interrupted him.
"No, Mr. Tagore, although I have never met you, I have read your poems."
Wow!
Tagore's expression was shocked and full of disbelief.
You must know that Li Qiwei's status is much higher than him at this time.
In Asia, not many people know Tagore, but everyone knows the name Bruce.
Tagore has not yet won the Nobel Prize for Literature. (Obtained next year)
I just have a certain reputation in the literary circle.
But now Bruce, the first man in science, actually said that he had read his own poems.
At this moment, Tagore was no longer calm.
Even a flush can be seen on the dark face.
That was a sign of excitement to a certain extent.
Other people in the auditorium also exclaimed.
Darling, Professor Bruce is really an all-rounder, he even dabbles in poetry.
On the other hand, Wang Luyao looked at Xiang Lan doubtfully, feeling very strange in his heart.
"Huh? Why haven't I seen my husband read poetry? He said he hates reading."
Xiang Lan guessed: "Maybe it's because the young master came to Europe alone, and his wife It’s boring, so let’s pass the time with poetry.”
Wang Luyao said sadly: “Oh, it’s really hard for him.”
At this time, Tagore calmed down and said cautiously:
"Oh! This is really unbelievable, Bruce, please forgive my presumption."
"Have you seen me? Which poem? "
Everyone in the audience was also very curious.
Looking at Tagore, Li Qiwei felt very emotional.
Tagore's short poems have had an important influence on modern Chinese literature.
Many of Bing Xin’s works contain traces of Tagore.
The impression that most people in later generations have on Tagore's works should be "The Birds".
There are many popular poems in it.
Li Qiwei will use the content to show off later.
"The Collection of Flying Birds" was officially created in 1912 and published in 1916. It contains more than 300 poems.
Many of the poems included have been published by Tagore before.
But those famous poems were all created later.
Finally integrated together to form the famous "Bird Collection".
Speaking of Rabindranath Tagore, it is easy to think of Lin Huiyin.
This most talented girl in the Republic of China is only 8 years old now and is still a little lolita.
Li Qiwei suddenly smiled, not knowing whether he would have a chance to see him in the future.
Soon, he came back to his senses, looked at Tagore and smiled:
"Mr. Tagore, what I like most are your little poems."
"䱱You know, it’s hard for me to have a lot of time to read literary works.”
"So, this form of short poems is very suitable for me."
"I can read a few poems in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee." Tagore nodded.
For a great scientist like Bruce, it is indeed difficult to focus on unimportant content for a long time.
Then Li Qiwei casually talked about Tagore's early works.
As a top student in my previous life, it makes sense that I had read Rabindranath Tagore's works in high school.
Just when everyone thought this was the end, Tagore was about to ask a question.
Suddenly, Li Qiwei said: "By the way, Mr. Tagore, I am inspired and influenced by you."
"In my spare time, I also wrote a few short poems. Today I take this opportunity to , I just want to ask you for advice.”
Wow!
This time it really caused a sensation.
“Oh my god, Professor Bruce can actually compose poetry? This is so awesome.”
“I find that awesome people are awesome at everything.”
< br>Everyone was shocked by Li Qiwei’s words.
Although this has nothing to do with the theme of the conference.
But everyone became more interested.
Tagore was even more stunned when he heard this.
He thinks the world is too crazy.
"Bublos, I don't dare to ask for advice, please tell me."
Li Qiwei coughed his throat and said with a smile:
"I was just imagining it, and I got two sentences in total." (No matter how long it is, the number of words will be too small)
"The first sentence is: Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves."< br>
“The second sentence is: There are no traces of wings in the sky, but I have flown through.”
Quiet!
When Li Qiwei said these two lines of poetry, the entire auditorium suddenly fell into deathly silence.
Everyone was struck by the imagery in the poem.
Almost all of the people present were bigwigs and elites in various fields.
Although they have not been exposed to literature, it does not mean that they have no ability to appreciate it.
Literature is the ability to feel beauty.
After these big guys reach a certain level, they will reach the same goal by different routes.
They can feel the concepts of implication, vitality, life, exuberance and so on in these two poems.
Especially the second sentence, with its ethereal and lofty connotation, makes people endlessly reverie.
At this moment, the Nobel laureates in literature were collectively shocked.
“Objectively speaking, Bruce’s two poems have reached the level of a top poet.”
“Of course, this does not mean that Bruce is a great poet, but at least it shows that he is a great poet. Words are inherently sharp.”
"Oh my god, with Bruce's talent, it would be a pity not to be a poet."
"I feel that his literary talent is higher than his physical talent."
" The same height, the same height.”
The evaluations of the Nobel laureates in literature made everyone realize that these two poems are amazing.
At this moment, Tagore's heart was like a turbulent sea.
No one has a deeper understanding of these two lines of poetry than he does.
The meaning of unyielding and resistance embodied in this can only be felt by Rabindranath Tagore, who is also an Asian.
Full of infinite power.
"Yes, the China where Bruce lives has suffered a lot, so he can express his feelings and come up with such a sentence full of fighting spirit."
"It's so beautiful."< br>
"They are all wrong. With these two sentences alone, Bruce is enough to become a poet."
Tagore expressed his admiration for Ridgway.
The other party's talent simply frightened him.
Are there really such scary people in this world?
People engaged in scientific research are generally more rational, so they may be able to appreciate poetry, but it is absolutely impossible to write emotional content.
But Bruce broke that boundary.
This beauty of the ultimate fusion of rationality and sensibility made Tagore fall.
So beautiful, so beautiful.
He said with emotion: "Bruce, these two sentences you wrote are really good."
"I think you might consider becoming a poet or litterateur."< br>
Ridgway laughed and said: "Haha, Mr. Tagore, you are over-praising me."
"In front of you poets, my humble work just now is just a parody."
"Now, you can put forward your That’s a problem.”
Hearing this, Tagore nodded.
He could tell that the other party didn't want to discuss the poem too much.
That's right, this occasion is not suitable for deep conversation.
Tagore decided to visit alone after the meeting.
Wilson lamented: "Bruce's road to pretense is getting wider and wider, and the field of science can no longer satisfy him."
Tagore asked:
"Bruce, Take your theory of relativity and the two poems just now as an example."
"Which one do you think is more important to human beings, science or literature?"
"A little more detail, which one is more important to Asians, science or literature."
Wow!
This question caused a commotion in the venue.
There are both scientists and writers in the auditorium at this moment.
This question is very difficult to answer.
Li Qiwei was also startled when he heard this.
Logically speaking, as Tagore was, he should not ask this kind of question.
It’s not that this question is superficial or stupid.
On the contrary, it is a very good question.
Many big guys have even given their own opinions.
However, the identities of Tagore and Li Qiwei made this issue a bit sensitive.
The first question is easy to answer, but for the second question, Tagore specifically pointed out Asia, and the meaning is self-evident.
Tagore is a patriotic poet, and Li Qiwei is a patriotic scientist.
Their goals are the same, but their means are different.
Li Qiwei finally felt the pulse of this era at this moment.
It turns out that he is not the only one fighting for the motherland.
Every country has its own heroes.
Ideal intellectuals are doing their best to look for that glimmer of opportunity.
At this moment, Li Qiwei could clearly feel that the faces of many people present changed slightly.
He thought for a while and said: "Mr. Tagore, I think many people have answered this question."
"My answer is very simple."
"They are all important. It’s just that I choose science.”
Tagore was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled.
He understood and became more determined at the same time.
So after thanking him, he sat down.
The big guys in the audience also carefully considered Li Qiwei's answer, with different expressions on their faces.
The literary giants were very emotional.
Although Bruce is ostensibly equally important.
But the meaning is obvious.
He obviously has such a high literary talent, but he chose science, which is enough to explain everything.
Next, several big names in the social science field asked questions.
Some questions are related to the theory of relativity, and some are related to science.
Li Qiwei resolved them one by one.
His ease and ease made everyone present couldn't help but sigh.
"Bruce is so strong. If I hadn't known him in advance, I would have suspected that he studied liberal arts."
"He has very profound insights into history, culture, and politics."
Soon, no liberal arts bigwigs asked questions anymore.
At this time, the liberal arts big guys all understood.
In today’s meeting, those who are truly qualified to question the general theory of relativity can only be from the scientific field.
Many people actually knew this before the meeting started.
But they still came to the meeting happily.
There is only one purpose.
That is to learn from the strongest people.
Goed through the questions of Russell, Wittgenstein, Tagore and others.
The big guys present discovered that Bruce was simply an all-rounder.
Bruce can always give unexpected answers to any tricky and weird questions.
Sometimes even beyond the limitations of this era.
Everyone has a feeling that they are not facing a human being, but an entire era and civilization.
That sense of weight makes everyone respect Li Qiwei like a god.
At this moment, no big man in any field dares to compare himself to Bruce.
Because they know very well that as long as the other party is willing, they can easily surpass them in the same field.
He is the only one!
Li Qiwei’s mysterious eyes swept across the audience.
The next step should be questions in the scientific field.
No one in physics should be able to think about it and dare to challenge the general theory of relativity.
After all, the meetings in the past two days have made the big guys realize the reality.
Other physicists are also very self-aware that not everyone can apply the general theory of relativity.
Then, only
At this time, Li Qiwei suddenly saw someone in the crowd couldn't help it anymore.
He smiled softly.
(End of this chapter)