1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 100 The King's Award! The pinnacle of academic achievement!
November 1901, 12 at 10:4 p.m.

The first Nobel Prize award ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden. (The Peace Prize was held simultaneously in Oslo, Norway.)
When Li Qiwei brought Wang Luyao into the concert hall, they were immediately attracted by its solemn and elegant style.

A bronze bust of Nobel was placed in the center of the stage, surrounded by neatly arranged flower decorations.

All the white and red flowers inside were rushed from San Morega, Italy.

Saint-Maurice is where Nobel died, which means respect and commemoration for him.

It has to be said that Europe is truly impeccable when it comes to ceremonial style.

The key point is that this high-standard and careful arrangement is not for the king and queen, but for scientists and writers.

This kind of respect for knowledge and culture can easily win the favor of the elites.

Everyone in the venue was wearing formal attire, tuxedos for men and evening gowns for women.

There were more than a thousand people on the ground floor and around the upper floors of the concert hall. It was crowded, but not noisy.

Participants held champagne in their hands and chatted in a relaxed manner. This was a great place to expand their network.

Li Qiwei and other award winners were invited backstage individually to wait for the show to begin.

Although Wang Luyao is alone, he is aloof and noble, and gives off an aura that says "keep away from strangers".

Only those who knew her identity would come forward and say a few words to her.

However, I didn't encounter anyone deliberately making trouble or making unreasonable demands. After all, in such occasions, everyone cares about their reputation.

At 4:30 pm, the award ceremony officially began.

As soothing and elegant music sounded, the winners, led by neatly dressed Swedish female college students, walked one by one from behind the scenes to the stage.

Li Qiwei was standing on the stage. He was not as nervous as one might imagine. Instead, he was chatting with Planck next to him.

"Professor, I think the lighting is a little bit dim. The brightness of incandescent lamps is still not suitable for large-scale events."

Accustomed to the colorful LED lights of later generations, Li Qiwei did feel that the lighting in the concert hall was too simple, although it was already super luxurious compared to other places.

A big question mark appeared above Planck's head, and he wondered if his focus was wrong.

In such a sacred and solemn occasion, you little guy are actually concerned about whether the light bulb is on or not.

Soon, the President of the Nobel Foundation (that word cannot be said, so it is replaced by President) came to the stage to deliver a speech, expressing his welcome and briefly introducing the first Nobel Prize.

Then, representatives of each awarding organization came on stage to give speeches for the winners they selected and introduce the Nobel Prize winners' award-winning achievements.

According to the regulations:

The Physics Prize and the Chemistry Prize are evaluated and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences;

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Royal Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

The Literature Prize is determined and awarded by the Swedish Academy;
The Peace Prize, which is determined and awarded by the Norwegian Parliament;

The Economics Prize (1968) is entrusted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for evaluation and awarding;
Therefore, the President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Odner, came to the stage first and read out the reasons for the award to Ridgway and the other two in a calm and majestic voice.

After the announcement, the music suddenly became louder and more passionate, and King Oscar II of Sweden presented the awards to the winners.

Roentgen, Planck and Ridgway walked to the center of the stage.

Then he formally received three things from Oscar II: a gold medal, a certificate of award, and a document with the prize amount written on it.

When Li Qiwei came forward, Oscar II suddenly said, "Bruce Lee, you are a great young man from the East. I admire you very much."

Li Qiwei was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party, as a king, could say such words.

He could only smile and respond politely: "Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty."

Finally, the three of them shook hands with King Oscar II and expressed their gratitude, at which time warm applause broke out in the venue.

The photographers around were also taking pictures frantically, and the sound of clicks could be heard everywhere.

Countless people showed envious expressions. This sense of honor touched the hearts of even the most apathetic academics and made them tremble all over.

They dream that one day they will be able to stand at the center of such a stage.

Not relying on family background or money, but relying on one's own intelligence and talent, one can surpass everyone, stand at the pinnacle of science, and be admired by thousands of people. At this moment, the Nobel Prize has left a seed in people's hearts, inspiring scholars with dreams to work hard and delve into difficult problems.

After the Physics Prize ceremony, the band will play about 10 minutes of music to express celebration and joy.

Next, the Chemistry Prize was awarded, and the process was the same as before.

While others were presenting the awards, Li Qiwei secretly glanced at the medal in his hand, and only then did he begin to feel excited.

If only I could travel back in time now.

With a Nobel Prize in Physics, it’s not too much to ask for a first-level professorship at a 985 university, right?

As for the academician, he is still a little short of the mark.

But he could only think about it and decided to look at the medal a few more times.

The gold medal weighs 270 grams, contains gold, and has a diameter of approximately 6.5 cm.

On the front is Nobel's portrait with his birth and death years written on it.

As for the reverse side, the patterns are different on different medals.

On the reverse of the Physics Prize medal, the goddess of nature Isis holds the Horn of Plenty, and on the right is the goddess of knowledge, who lifts the veil of Isis.

In Western culture, lifting the veil of the goddess of nature represents the deciphering of mysterious phenomena, which perfectly matches the goal of physics.

Each Nobel Prize winner's award certificate is unique, with a beautiful picture, as well as the winner's name and reason for the award.

There was nothing interesting about the final bonus document. It was a vulgar thing in the eyes of the big guys, but a favorite in the eyes of Li Qiwei.

After the literature award ceremony, the whole audience stood up and looked at the winner of the first Nobel Prize.

After today, the people in the center of the stage will become the top in their respective fields.

At this moment, Li Qiwei was full of passion and looked down upon everything.

How he wished he could record all of this and broadcast it across China.

He wants to tell everyone that the Chinese are the most outstanding nation in the world, and we can also lead the development of science and drive the world's wave!
It only took him 2 years to go from an ordinary Cambridge international student to where he is today, which can be said to be the pinnacle of academics!
Although he had Shenlan's memories of later generations, they were only auxiliary. The decisive factor was still his hard work and sweat!
Li Qiwei is not proud or complacent about this, although his current achievements are unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people.

But it is far from enough for his ideal.

He also wants to stand at the pinnacle of physics, and even help China stand at the pinnacle of the world!

Finally, the award ceremony ended with singing and ended perfectly.

Everyone then went to the City Hall to attend the celebratory dinner.

Inside the City Hall, in the Blue Hall.

The King and Queen of Sweden and distinguished guests gathered here to hold a grand dinner for the Nobel Prize winners.

Li Qiwei brought Wang Luyao to a table with Roentgen, Planck and others, chatting and laughing.

Roentgen said, "Bruce, when your paper is published next year, I want to see how you deny Newton."

"I won't be partial to you like your teacher Planck. I will find fault seriously."

Everyone at the table burst into laughter, and Planck quickly said that he would also judge impartially.

Amidst laughter and cheers, the first Nobel Prize award ceremony officially ended, leaving an indelible impression on countless people.

Although this award ceremony cannot be compared with later ones in terms of scale, props, process, etc.

But for people of this era, it is undoubtedly extremely shocking.

Science has never received so much attention and respect as it does now.

It can be said that the first few decades of the 20th century were an era when science made rapid progress and transformed the world most dramatically, and it was also an era when scientists shined the most.

Li Qiwei wants to seize this opportunity to completely change history and avoid those tragedies.

He wants to bring fairy-tale romance to the smartest people in the world.

(End of this chapter)