1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 143 Young Bohr challenges Li Qiwei!

When Li Qiwei heard the name Bohr, he was a little dazed for a moment.

The famous Bohr, the future leader of quantum mechanics.

He and Einstein were on par with each other, and they loved and hated each other. Whenever they met, they would always have a debate.

At this moment, Bohr was still a handsome boy, lacking in wisdom but full of youthful vigor.

Now that he knew that the young man was Bohr, Li Qiwei no longer hid it.

So he smiled and said, "Hello, Bohr."

"I'm curious, how come you're at the University of Copenhagen when you're not even a university student?"

At this time, Bohr's father, Professor Christian, stood up and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Bruce, I brought my son here."

"This kid loves physics very much and admires you very much, so he begged me to bring him to meet you."

Only then did Li Qiwei realize that they were father and son.

He only knew that Bohr was born in Copenhagen, but he didn't expect that his father was a professor at the University of Copenhagen.

Later he also learned that Bohr's mother was a Jewish and came from a wealthy family.

Therefore, Bohr received a good family education since he was a child, and was definitely a rich and learned second generation.

No wonder he was able to succeed in academics.

Bohr was also a football expert. He started playing football at the age of 14 and served as a goalkeeper.

In one match, he was calculating math problems on his own goal post and forgot to block the opponent's goal, which led to his loss.

People familiar with the matter recalled that this was one of the reasons why he did not enter international competitions.

Afterwards, Bohr admitted: doing the questions is more interesting than guarding the goal.

And then nothing happened. He bid farewell to football and focused on physics research.

If a football team from a certain country in the future were to play a game with Bohr at that time.

Then perhaps Bohr could finish his problem with peace of mind and find that he had already won.

So he embarked on the path of a professional player, and the world lost a great physicist.

In real history, Bohr entered the University of Copenhagen in 1903, majoring in physics.

In 1907, he published a paper on the surface tension of water and received a bachelor's degree.

In 1909, he obtained a master's degree from the University of Copenhagen.

In 1911, he received his doctorate from the University of Copenhagen with his thesis on the theory of metal electrons.

Next, Bohr went to England to study under Rutherford, and in 1913 he became a physics teacher at the University of Manchester.

In 1916, he returned to the University of Copenhagen as professor of physics.

In 1917, he was elected as a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences.

In 1920, he founded the Copenhagen Institute of Theoretical Physics and served as its director, a position he held for forty years.

In 1922, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

In 1937, he went to China to give lectures and had in-depth academic exchanges with many Chinese scholars.

In 1939, he became president of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences.

In 1944, he participated in the Manhattan Project in the United States.

In 1945, he returned to Denmark and lived there until 1962, when he died of a sudden heart attack.

The day before his death, he drew a sketch of Einstein's photon box on the blackboard in his studio.

Compared with Einstein, Bohr had more intersections with China and had a greater influence on China.

In 1960, he met a Chinese scholar at the 300th anniversary celebration of the Royal Society of London and told him:

"In my institute, there are scholars and students from all over the world, except for China."

"I hope China can send scholars to my institute."

Li Qiwei was thinking about Bohr's legendary life in his mind, and then looking at this young man full of vigor and vitality, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Facing Bohr's sharp question, Li Qiwei asked back: "Bohr, what do you think it takes to be considered a genius?"

Bohr was stunned. He didn't expect the other party to kick the question back.

However, he was young and outspoken, and said, "Then we must break the authority and create our own theory."

"I also saw your classification of physicists."

"I think only top physicists can be called geniuses."

"However, I can't understand or follow your theory for now, so I want to ask you something."

"I don't believe what that man named Chris said."

Li Qiwei laughed out loud after hearing this. He didn't expect that the level division had become so deeply rooted in people's minds.

Even Bohr, who was not a college student, knew about it.

At the same time, I silently comforted Chris in my heart, don't be sad, when you become famous in the future, your words will have authority.

"Okay, Bohr, I'll tell you then."

"If I were to rate myself, I would consider myself a half-step genius!"

"Relativity has not yet been fully verified, and quantum theory has only just begun, with no further theoretical framework."

“So I don’t think I’m a top physicist at the moment.”

"But I have absolute confidence that I will become a true genius in the future!"

boom!
The extremely domineering words deeply shocked everyone present.

Is this the courage of the greatest genius in physics?

The students present felt their blood boiling and the heroic spirit in their hearts soared to the top of their heads!
They were used to the humility of various older scholars, and had never been infected by such naked self-confidence as they were today.

It is a refreshing feeling that comes from the soul.

"Damn, Senior Bruce is just like the rumors say. When he doesn't move, he's fine. But when he moves, he's so powerful that people dare not look directly at him."

"Great! I just like this kind of domineering aura. It's a pity that I don't have the strength, otherwise I would be even more arrogant than Senior Bruce."

"Bruce is definitely the smartest and most awesome person in his country."

"Even the emperor of the Qing Dynasty could not make me admire him so much."

"Anyone can be the emperor, but there will only be one Bruce! He is an irreplaceable legend."

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Bohr was almost shocked by the discussions of the crowd.

He was also shocked by Li Qiwei's words.

He had never met anyone like this before.

In his father's social circle, no one had ever boasted about himself. But today, Li Qiwei showed him what a true genius looked like.

It is an extreme self-confidence that is revealed in the bones.

If I don't ask such a rash question, the other party will definitely not say such words.

But since he asked, Bruce definitely wouldn't back down.

The other party was not even willing to be humble and regard himself as a senior physicist.

But a half-step genius!

They are suppressing those long-established physicists in today's physics community.

If someone else had said something like this, they would have been laughed at and despised by everyone.

But if Bruce said this, it would be completely different.

At this moment, Bohr's momentum was three points lower.

There is no way. He is still a child in everyone's mind. How can he be compared with Li Qiwei?

But Li Qiwei's arrogance irritated Bohr.

"Bruce, I love your confidence. It's really refreshing."

"I appreciate the undisguised self more than the hypocritical affectation."

"I want to ask you, do you think your theory will be overturned by future generations one day?"

"For example, the planetary model you just mentioned, do you think it will always be correct?"

As soon as Bohr finished speaking, everyone looked at him with admiration.

Good boy, you are so arrogant.

Are you planning to overturn Bruce's theory?
Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Although I am confident, I am never arrogant."

"There are so many talented people in the world, and no one dares to claim to be the smartest."

"Even Newton could be wrong. How can I, Bruce, guarantee that I am right?"

“Maybe one day in the future, someone in this conference room will overturn my theory.”

"Perhaps that person is you, Bohr."

"When you graduate with a Ph.D. and have accomplished something in your studies, perhaps you will overturn my planetary model and propose a completely new atomic structure."

“By then, maybe it will be called the Bohr model.”

"Who can predict the future?"

Wow!
Li Qiwei's words instantly made his image more three-dimensional and more respectable.

Be confident but not arrogant.

Proud but not arrogant.

Don't change your attitude because of the other person's identity.

Treat everyone as an equal academic exchange partner.

Even when facing a middle school student like Bohr, he did not show disdain.

Instead, they believe that the other party may overthrow them in the future.

This kind of vision and courage simply impressed everyone.

This is a real man!

He treats academics the same way he treats dueling.

No matter who the opponent is, we will give it our all.

Have unconditional confidence in yourself and suppress all opponents.

At this moment, Bohr was trembling all over due to the teasing.

He decided that he must study physics.

Suddenly, Li Qiwei continued: "What do you think, Bohr, do you dare to challenge me?"

"Just like when I challenged Lord Kelvin."

“I also want to experience the feeling of being surpassed by the younger generation.”

boom!
This immediately ignited the atmosphere in the conference hall.

Countless students even whistled, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Bohr, it has come to this. Do you still want to back down and not dare to challenge Bruce?"

All the teachers present looked at Li Qiwei with burning eyes, full of admiration in their hearts.

The other party is simply a natural master, and a master who is good at teaching.

Ordinary education is not enough for students like Bohr.

We must set him an ambitious goal in order to fully stimulate his intelligence and talents.

Even Professor Christian was looking at his son excitedly at this moment.

He knew that from now on, his son's life would be extraordinary.

If the challenge is successful, Bohr's name will spread throughout the world, far surpassing that of his father.

And even if you fail, it doesn’t matter.

Everyone will also admire that Bohr was the first person to challenge Bruce.

In any case, today's lecture will be unforgettable for everyone.

It is not like other lectures that make people sleepy.

Facing Li Qiwei's provocation and the crowd's booing, Bohr could no longer hold back his emotions and said loudly:

"Bruce, I challenge you. Sooner or later, I will overturn one of your theories."

After speaking, Bohr felt that every pore in his body was cheering and jumping for joy. It was a pleasure that went straight to his soul.

He felt that his life was different.

With Bohr's strong response, the meeting finally reached its climax.

This was the most stimulating lecture ever given at the University of Copenhagen.

And in the future, everyone will talk about it and it will become a good story of the University of Copenhagen.

Even this conference room, which in the future was named the "Challenge Room", was the favorite place for debates for all Copenhagen University students.

The young Bohr became famous in one battle and will start his own myth in the future.

I would like to ask for a monthly ticket. Thank you all the bosses.

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(End of this chapter)