Chapter 358 This is not a physics competition, this is a scientific war between countries!
Sakura Country, Tokyo Imperial University.
Since returning from the UK, Hantaro Nagaoka has gradually focused on cultivating young juniors.
The second Bruce Conference allowed him to see what it is like to be the first person in physics in the world.
Li Qiwei’s overwhelming and terrifying strength made Nagaoka extremely horrified.
From then on, he no longer had any intention of competing with Li Qiwei for supremacy. The two were not on the same level at all.
In fact, even the students trained by Li Qiwei: Bohr, Qian Wushi and others were all big names that he could not compare to.
And after returning, Yoshio Nishina has become more restrained, without the sharp edge he used to have.
It can be seen that this young man was hit hard.
“I hope he can learn from his shame and be brave enough to devote himself to the cause of imperial physics.”
Hantaro Nagaoka sighed slightly in his heart, and then stopped thinking about chasing Li Qiwei.
What he is most concerned about now is Li Qiwei returning to Asia to establish a city of science.
This project is currently the most watched project in the Asian scientific community.
As the foundation of that man, everyone is looking forward to what the city of science will evolve into in the future.
Seeing Hantaro Nagaoka sighing, Ishihara Jun asked with a smile: "Teacher, I am worried about Professor Li."
Nagaoka sighed: "I am afraid that Nishina will be hit."
"The questions he asked Professor Li Qiwei before may have a psychological shadow on him."
Ishihara Jun nodded.
Yoshio Nishina should be the strongest physics genius in Sakura Country currently.
As for his problem, the physics community in Sakura Country is also very concerned about it.
"Professor Li Qiwei is simply a superhuman existence."
"Not to mention our Sakura Country, even so many scientific giants in Europe can only be crushed."
"Thinking about it It is indeed a bit too difficult to surpass such a person."
Nagaoka did not want to dwell too much on this issue, so he asked:
"Ishihara, you are now a member of Tohoku Imperial University. Professor, have you found any good ideas recently?”
"The construction of the Science City in Borneo is now in full swing. I estimate that it should be completed within four to five years."
"By then, we in the Sakura Kingdom will definitely send people there to study there. ”
The 34-year-old Jun Ishihara became a professor of physics on the recommendation of Nagaoka.
He is no longer the passionate young man he was back then, and has begun to become mature and steady.
He knows that his talent is second-rate, so like his teacher, Ishihara Jun now focuses on cultivating students and translating works.
The original papers on the theory of relativity and quantum theory were translated word for word by him and then introduced into Sakura China.
Now it has become a teaching and research material for the graduate department.
Therefore, Nagaoka now treats this student with more equality and respect.
Ishihara Jun said:
“There are indeed some good seedlings, but they are still a little short of real geniuses.”
"However, I think they will all become the backbone of the empire's scientific cause."
"No matter how great a leader is, he needs a group of followers to achieve a great cause."
Nagaoka Hantaro nodded.
He just asked casually.
Physics genius is so rare.
China has a population of 40 million, and there is only one Li Qiwei.
It is already rare to find a Nishina Yoshio.
He did not dare to ask for more.
At this time, Ishihara Jun continued: "Teacher, do you know about India's Rabindranath Tagore leading a team to visit the City of Science?"
Nagaoka said: "I know."
"What's wrong?"
Ishihara Jundao: "I heard that Professor Li was full of praise for the two people Tagore brought."
"One is called Bose and the other is called Raman."
Nagaoka said with a half smile: "The country of India is nothing to worry about."
"A country that does not even have independent sovereignty, how far do you think their science can develop."
He even jokingly said: "If Asia could hold a science competition, it would be clear who is strong and who is weak."
Ishihara Jun said with a smile: "This is a good idea."
Nagaoka added: "I have already written to Professor Li Qiwei, planning to visit him in the City of Science in the near future, and invite him to come to the Sakura Country to give lectures."
"Now that war breaks out in Europe, it is precisely A good opportunity for the rise of science in Asia."
"Even a powerful industrial country like the United States is called a salt-alkali land of science."
"It can be seen that the strength of basic science is not directly related to the industrial strength of a country."
"So our Sakura Country has a chance to catch up or even surpass it."
Just between the two of them During the conversation, suddenly, Yoshio Nishina walked in, holding two newspapers in his hand.
Yoshio Nishina said slightly excitedly:
"Professor Nagaoka, Professor Ishihara, please read this news!"
The two of them wondered, PeopleSoft rarely had such an attitude.
So, they took the newspaper and wanted to see what big news there was.
Soon, the two of them exclaimed at the same time.
What was written clearly in the newspaper was the announcement of the first International Physics Olympiad.
Ishihara Jun was extremely surprised. He didn’t expect that the teacher’s words came true.
Just now, they were talking about the competition.
What a coincidence.
Ishihara Jun quickly opened the newspaper and carefully browsed the specific matters of the competition:
The first International Physics Olympiad will be held in July 1916 in the City of Science in Borneo.
Thereafter, it will be held every two years.
This is an event open to all countries around the world.
The participating teams compete in physics on a national basis.
According to regulations, each country can send at most one delegation, consisting of a maximum of five contestants and two accompanying persons.
Participants can be middle school students or college students. Those with graduate degrees or above are not allowed to participate in the competition.
The leader of the delegation must be a physics professor or lecturer who can be responsible for solving problems encountered in the competition.
The deadline for registration is December 31, 1915.
Once missed, no more additions are allowed.
The competition is held over two days.
The first day is 3 theoretical calculation questions, the other day is 2 experimental questions, and there is a day of rest in between.
The full score for each question is 10 points, and the total individual score is 50 points.
The title of the first competition was proposed by Professor Bruce Lee himself.
The content mainly includes four parts of physics: mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, and electromagnetism.
Individual gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded based on competition results.
At the same time, the team score will be calculated based on the average score of the contestants and the first place in the team will be selected.
This is also the ranking of each country, which reflects the level of young physics in the country and is a huge honor.
In addition, the first place individual will receive a mysterious gift prepared by Professor Bruce.
The specific gift will not be officially announced until the day of the award ceremony.
But no matter what it is, it is Professor Bruce's gift.
Who can not be crazy!
“Hoo!”
After Ishihara Jun read all the content, he couldn't help but feel shocked.
“Professor Li Qiwei is really generous!”
“He is trying to imitate the Olympic Games and create a carnival sport that belongs to the scientific community!”
“If we can do this in this way, Winning first place in the competition makes the winner so famous.”
Ishihara Jun was excited.
Although he has long passed the age to participate, he can bring his students to participate.
In the current Sakura Country, only he and Professor Nagaoka are qualified to lead the team.
Although Yoshio Nishina is a genius, his qualifications are too low and he cannot represent the country yet.
If the students he tutors can win prizes, Sakura Country will win first place.
That.
hiss!
Ishihara Jun has already begun to have wild imaginations.
Hantaro Nagaoka was able to remain calm, although he was also shocked.
This competition can be said to be a first for the scientific community.
There has never been any similar case.
Direct scientific level competition between countries?
Although the level of college students cannot represent the entire level of a country.
But a glimpse of the past shows that the younger generation is the future.
It can even be said that this Physics Olympiad is a survey and evaluation of the development potential of physics in various countries.
This is by no means a competition in the ordinary sense.
Hantaro Nagaoka sighed with emotion: "Professor Li Qiwei can always make earth-shattering moves."
"This news will definitely cause shock in the scientific community."
Suddenly, he looked serious. , said to Ishihara Jun:
"Ishihara-kun, I have to leave it to you for this competition."
"I hope that you will lead the Sakura National Team to participate in the competition."
"Remember, this is not a competition, but a war!" "It is a war between countries, about science."
"The Empire must win!"
As the leader of Sakura Country's physics community, Nagaoka would definitely not lead the team himself.
After all, this is a competition between college students, not a selection of the strongest physicists.
And Nagaoka is very confident that the decision-making power of selecting players for this competition must be in his hands.
Because this is a physics competition, a competition organized by the famous Professor Li Qiwei.
In the entire Sakura Country, only Nagaoka is the person closest to that man.
The decision belongs to him alone.
Ishihara Jun looked excited and shouted loudly: "Hey, Professor, I will never live up to your expectations!"
At this time, Yoshio Nishina suddenly said: "Professor Nagaoka, Professor Ishihara, I also want to join in and tutor students for the competition."
He was boiling with excitement at this moment.
Yoshio Nishina likes this kind of pure competition, otherwise he would not have dreamed of challenging Li Qiwei.
Everything depends on the scores, and it is clear who is the best and who is the loser.
Hantaro Nagaoka glanced at him and knew what he was thinking in his heart.
So, he said: "Okay."
"The content scope of this competition has been given, and there are some sample questions."
"You can start training students now and become familiar with this This is a topic.”
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The news of the first International Physics Olympiad quickly spread throughout the world.
The craziest ones are undoubtedly the college students majoring in physics.
They are used to being shocked by the theories of top physicists.
But I never thought that I would become the protagonist.
Under the attention of the whole world, represent the country and compete with geniuses from other countries.
Just thinking about it makes people so excited that they can’t help themselves.
Once awarded, the honor is enough to make anyone tremble.
Although Europe was still in the flames of war at this time.
At least before July 1916, no one saw any hope of an armistice.
But physicists from various countries still feel excited.
They must do everything possible to persuade the government to participate in this grand event in the field of science.
Because this is the first world academic competition held in human history.
Its significance is too great.
Germany, Einstein sighed:
“I don’t know if Germany can participate in this competition organized by Bruce.”
Besides, Laue’s face showed helplessness. He wasn't sure about his expression either.
"We can go to Professor Planck to discuss it together."
"Even if we only send one teacher and one student, we can still participate."
Although they themselves cannot participate in the competition, this This game is of great significance.
Perhaps the first session was relatively rough and there were only a few participating countries.
But they all believe that this competition will definitely become the most famous science competition in the world in the future.
There will even be Math Olympiads, Chemistry Olympiads, etc. in the future.
Einstein feigned anger and said:
“When Bruce returns to Europe, I will definitely ask him face to face whether he chose this time on purpose.”
“ We are just afraid that Europe will take all the gold, silver and bronze medals."
Laue said with a smile: "I feel that Professor Bruce is very likely to do this."
"I'm afraid he deliberately wants to improve Asia's status in the field of science."
Einstein chuckled.
“I will not let his evil plot succeed.”
“I have discovered several physics geniuses recently.”
United States, University of Chicago.
Now Professor Michelson is gradually withdrawing from the academic circle.
Millikan is now the core of the American physics community.
At this moment, he and Hubble were discussing the first Physics Olympiad.
“This time, we in the United States must participate.”
“This is just an opportunity for us in the United States to show our strength.”
Hubble smiled and said: "I am very curious about what is the mysterious gift prepared by Professor Bruce."
"Is he going to accept the first one as his doctoral student and train him personally?"
< br>"That is indeed a great gift."
Millikan smiled and said: "No one can guess what Professor Bruce is thinking."
"Originally, I thought he returned to Asia. After that, it will be quiet for a while as before.”
"I didn't expect that he would frequently make such a big noise and affect the nerves of countless people."
Hubble envied: "This is Professor Bruce, he will always be the center of science."
< br>The first Physics Olympiad is undoubtedly a huge opportunity for Asian countries.
Because in normal times, it is impossible for the voices of these countries to exist in the scientific community.
In this era, Europe is the center of science, and all achievements are born there.
But now, Li Qiwei gave him a chance.
Although it is just a physics competition for college students, it can also represent a country’s scientific heritage.
Therefore, all countries are quietly preparing to make a splash and make their own voice heard in the global scientific community.
Even if you can only get a bronze medal, it would be a great honor.
At this moment, China.
Xu Shoushang, the director of the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Education, was complaining to Zhou Yucai with a sad look on his face.
In the early days of the Republic of China, there was no Ministry of Science and Technology in the government.
Businesses related to science and technology are managed by the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Education.
So, the matter of the first Physics Olympiad fell on Xu Shoushang.
However, he encountered a problem.
"Yucai, do you think the students at Huangpu University of Technology belong to us or do they belong to the Brooke Dynasty?"
"Uh." Zhou Yucai was a little confused after hearing this. This matter really needs to be explained clearly. .
He thought carefully for a while and said:
“Although most of the students in the three universities in Borneo are from Nanyang.”
“But Professor Li Qiwei still has A small number of students are still from China.”
"Strictly speaking, they must be Chinese."
"Shoushang, you can think of it this way."
"The first physics competition, its organizer is Brooke of Borneo Dynasty."
"The Brook Dynasty is also an independent country internationally"
"But due to special relationships, the country entrusted Professor Li Qiwei to be fully responsible for this event."
"In other words, Professor Li Qiwei himself cannot have anything to do with the competition."
"He does not belong to any party, and he cannot even instruct students."
"And Huangpu University of Technology Chinese students, as international students studying in Borneo, can naturally compete on behalf of the country."
After Zhou Yucai sorted it out, Xu Shouchang really understood a lot.
Fortunately, Zhou Yucai went to Kuching before, so he was able to understand it so clearly.
"Then I need to contact Professor Li Qiwei quickly."
"Discuss with him the list of contestants."
It's not that Xu Shoushang is anxious, but this matter is really relevant. Too big.
As an official of the Ministry of Education, he is very aware that the current domestic university education situation is not even comparable to that of the former Qing Dynasty.
He was really not sure about letting Chinese students participate.
If he ends up in last place, Xu Shoushang feels that his career may be over.
Only Huangpu Institute of Technology can give Xu Shoushang a sense of security.
Zhou Yucai nodded, looking very wise.
“Well, you really need to talk to Professor Li Qiwei.”
“Although this competition itself is not a particularly big thing, the significance it represents is too great. It’s important.”
"This is the first time that China has openly and fairly competed with other countries in the world in the field of science and technology."
"Once a Huaxia student wins individual first place or group first place, it will be a huge impact. Improve national pride."
"Even the winners will be treated as national heroes."
"In the final analysis, we have been suppressed too much in the past few decades and we need another. A hearty vent.”
After listening to Zhou Yucai’s analysis, Xu Shoushang was also filled with excitement.
This time, China can only win, not lose!
He believed that Professor Li Qiwei would never favor China and would remain fair and just.
In other words, China cannot rely on Professor Li Qiwei to use the so-called back door.
But those proud Chinese students studying at Huangpu Institute of Technology will definitely not let the country down.
Xu Shoushang has dealt with He Yujie several times, and he knows that the level of Huangpu Polytechnic is much better than that in China.
It is recognized as the best in Asia, not even comparable to universities in Sakura Country.
“China’s scientific take-off began with this competition!”
(End of this chapter)