1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 104 Wireless transoceanic communication shocked the world!
After waking up the next day, Li Qiwei felt refreshed and his whole body was unobstructed.

After nearly an hour of fighting last night, he even wondered if there was something wrong with him.

Before traveling through time, I was usually able to find derivatives very quickly. It seems this is a benefit brought by traveling through time. I'm afraid it's the default parameter.

He got out of bed carefully and covered Xianglan with a blanket.

The little girl must be exhausted from the nearly 30 years of accumulated skills in her previous life. She is still sleeping soundly. I wonder if she can walk normally today.

He looked at the bright red on the bed sheet and knew that he had an extra responsibility on his shoulders from now on.

Before he could put on his clothes, "Woo." Suddenly a whimpering sound was heard, and Li Qiwei found that Xiang Lan had woken up.

He quickly sat down on the bed and wiped the corner of his mouth for him, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? Is it still painful?"

Xiang Lan lowered her head shyly when she heard that. She didn’t know how to describe how she felt last night. It was as if she had been floating in the clouds.

"I still have to get up and serve the young master, and if they find me lying in bed, they will definitely laugh at me."

Although Xiang Lan felt a dull pain down there, she could still bear it. There was a hint of sweetness at the corners of her mouth, and a warm current flowed through her.

From now on, she truly belongs to the young master.

Li Qiwei touched her hair and said softly, "Then don't be too tired today, make sure to take a rest."

"Yeah." Xiang Lan responded obediently.

Soon, Xiang Lan put on her clothes and helped Li Qiwei to get dressed. During the process, she accidentally touched him again and reacted immediately.

Li Qiwei was very proud when he saw Xiang Lan's shocked and embarrassed expression.

When he went out, he happened to meet Wang Luyao, so he pretended nothing happened and greeted him warmly, "Luyao, did you sleep well after drinking last night?"

Wang Luyao smiled and teased: "I don't know if I slept well, but someone must have slept well."

Li Qiwei immediately touched his nose and walked away guiltily, while Wang Luyao was laughing with his hand covering his mouth behind his back.

He understood in his heart that it seemed that the little witch knew what happened last night.

For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be happy or not. It was very exciting just thinking about it.

Now that the school and the laboratory are on holiday and will not resume until early January, Li Qiwei has a rare chance to rest.

Just when he thought that 1901 would pass uneventfully, an explosive piece of news shocked the whole world.

Just after Christmas on December 12, The Times released a bombshell news.

A huge amount of space was spent on the front page to report one thing: Italian engineer Marconi's transoceanic wireless communication experiment was a complete success!
After the last Young Scholars Conference in Brussels, Marconi returned and prepared to start experiments after receiving confirmation from Ridgway’s theory.

He transmitted radio waves at Porthtow in Cornwall, England, and then received the signals at a station in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

The two places are separated by an entire Atlantic Ocean, a distance of about 3500 kilometers.

Under Marconi's expectant eyes, the result was just as Li Qiwei predicted, and the receiving radio finally made a "ticking" sound.

This shows that radio signals can successfully cross the curved surface of the earth through some kind of reflecting surface in the sky.

This result strongly proves that global wireless communication is just around the corner.

And there will be no need to lay expensive cables, making communications over the ocean possible.

This achievement drove everyone in the world crazy and far overshadowed the first Nobel Prize.

Even the world pattern will change because of this.

Marconi had complete trust in Ridgway, and he even invited a reporter from The Times to follow him when he went to Canada.

Let them witness the birth of a great miracle together.

Marconi was a businessman after all, and he knew that as long as he promoted this matter through newspapers, his company would become a household name in the future.

He is also known as the "Father of Radio Communications", even though he was not the first person to use wireless communications.

Today, the experiment has been a great success.

Marconi became famous instantly, and his research has great application value and potential in both military and civilian fields.

Many countries and giant companies are ready to enter the radio industry and want to get a piece of the pie.

Marconi made even more shocking remarks in a subsequent exclusive interview with The Times.

Editor-in-Chief Buckle: "Mr. Marconi, as far as I know, it would cost a lot of money and resources to conduct experiments simultaneously in Britain and Canada."

"What belief supported you at the beginning and made you believe that this experiment would succeed?"

Marconi: "To be honest, at the beginning of this year, I was already thinking about transoceanic wireless communications."

"But the theory showed that this experiment was doomed to fail. I even went to the university to consult some physics experts, and the conclusions they came to were the same."

"I was pessimistic at the time and thought that wireless communication could only be regarded as a toy and could not be commercially applied."

Editor-in-Chief Buckle: “Oh? Then what made you change your mind in the end?”

"I guess it must be an irresistible reason."

Marconi: "Because I attended a conference in August this year, and I have to say that was probably the luckiest moment of my life."

“It was there that I met my benefactor.”

Editor-in-Chief Buckle: “Oh, can you tell me more about that?”

Marconi: "On August 8, I attended the first Brussels Young Physics Scholars Exchange Meeting."

"It was organized by Mr. Bruce Lee, the first Nobel Prize winner in Physics, and sponsored by Mr. Solvay, a Belgian industrialist." "Oh, of course, Bruce Lee hadn't won the Nobel Prize at that time, otherwise he probably wouldn't have invited me, hahahaha."

"At the conference, I raised the problem of wireless transoceanic communication, and some of the other physicists present were at a loss as to how to solve it."

"They gave me some alternative suggestions, but they were very troublesome to implement and were probably worse than using cable."

"Just when I wanted to give up completely and no longer dream of wireless replacing wired."

"Bruce Lee stood up, and he was like a ray of light, completely illuminating the darkness in my heart."

"No one could understand how I felt at that time. It was as if I had met a god."

Buckle was surprised to hear this. It was Bruce Lee again. It seemed that he was everywhere in the physics community.

Nowadays even radio has something to do with each other.

Marconi: "He boldly predicted, through physical theoretical calculations, that there are special substances in the high altitudes of the earth that can reflect electromagnetic waves."

"He firmly believed that wireless communication could span the globe!"

"To be honest, I didn't understand his calculations at the time because they were so complicated."

"But his calm tone, deep eyes, and exquisite formulas convinced me on the spot. This is the charm of a top physicist."

"You all know what happened later."

"The actual results are exactly the same as his theoretical predictions."

"Even the intensity loss of electromagnetic waves after passing through the reflective layer was calculated by his theory, and it is basically consistent."

"I can't find any better words to describe him except stunning."

"I would like to take this opportunity to say something to Bruce Lee: Radio communications needs your contribution."

"Without your guidance, wireless global communications might have had to wait for decades."

Wow!
When Marconi's interview was published in the newspaper without any changes, everyone was shocked again.

The name Bruce Lee seems to have magical power. His shadow can be seen behind any major breakthrough in physical theory and application.

Marconi's wireless communication and the recently popular tungsten filament light bulb are said to be patented by the other party.

Not to mention that he was also the winner of the first Nobel Prize in Physics.

For a time, the Nobel Prize, which had been overshadowed by Marconi, was once again pushed to the headlines because of Ridgwell and was talked about by countless people.

There are also many parents who are willing to beat their children up in order to force them to learn physics from an early age.

When I grow up, I hope I can make research results that change the world like Li Qiwei.

When Li Qiwei finished reading these newspapers at home, he was immediately worshipped crazily by Wang Luyao and others.

In their eyes, Brother Li has become a mythical figure.

After all, he was able to guide others to invent the super-ears, so isn’t he a god?
Having been praised publicly by Marconi and held in such high esteem, Li Qiwei had to respond and express his gratitude.

So the cover of the latest issue of Nature magazine featured Li Qiwei’s special signed paper.

The opening sentences are: There is no doubt that Mr. Marconi's great achievement is a scientific result at the level of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Although it is not a breakthrough in the basic theory of physics, as a technology at the application level, its impact even goes beyond the theory.

I am ashamed to say that I only did a small part in it and do not deserve such great praise.

boom!
This instantly brought Marconi to a whole new level.

As we all know, the current Nobel Prize in Physics has long established its supreme position in the field of physics through the blessing of the award ceremony.

As long as you win the Nobel Prize, it means that your achievements are groundbreaking and world-class.

Moreover, the Nobel Prize is awarded regardless of your identity. No matter whether you are a student, professor, or engineer, your academic achievements will be the only factor in determining your success!

Therefore, as the winner of the first Nobel Prize in Physics, Ridgwell's words may have little influence in other fields.

But in the field of physics, his words are like imperial decrees and a guiding light for all physics practitioners!

He said that wireless communication can win the Nobel Prize, so there is a high probability that it will win.

Countless people envy the purple chicken.

Perhaps we will be able to see Marconi at the Nobel Prize ceremonies in the future.

At the same time, everyone was impressed by Li Qiwei's humility.

It is obvious that his theory played a key role, and even the parties involved admitted this.

He himself thinks it is insignificant, which shows his excellent character.

Poor foreigners, how can they understand the differences between Eastern and Western cultures?

Other people’s self-deprecation is the greatest compliment!

Then, in a short paper, Ridgway elaborated on his idea of ​​the existence of an ionosphere high in the Earth's atmosphere.

His unintentional action advanced the formal research of atmospheric science by more than ten years.

This also indirectly led to the early conception and appearance of various aircraft later.

(End of this chapter)