1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 261 You are close to God, and I am God!
Faced with Li Qiwei's refusal to invest, Tesla still did not give up. He needed an answer.

This was also the root cause of his loneliness and pain in his later years.

Simple alternating current could not satisfy Tesla's surging desire for creation.

In this era of scientific explosion, he was like a fish in water, and was able to give full play to his intelligence and talents.

However, based on Li Qiwei's contacts, Tesla is undoubtedly a genius.

But it is far from reaching the level of punching Newton and kicking Einstein as Techui said.

He's just a very good engineer.

An engineer’s hobby is certainly not to create theories, but to build the most advanced machines and solve engineering problems.

Tesla was far ahead of his peers in the field of engineering and his ideas were very advanced.

For example, he believed that the so-called reaction force was another undiscovered force, not gravity and electromagnetic force.

This alone makes him different from those utopian amateur scientists.

Although Tesla's disc-shaped aircraft was also a fantasy, it was based on fantasy scientific theories and he did not make it up.

Most amateur scientists would then give this reaction force a name, such as the power of God, the power of reincarnation, and so on.

The two have different attitudes towards science.

Li Qiwei combined the information he had read in later life with the living Tesla in front of him.

He has a more objective understanding and evaluation of the legendary Tesla.

He was a very good electrical and mechanical engineer, but later he fell into his own vicious circle of thinking and became paranoid.

He gradually deviated from the scientific spirit, behaved strangely, and made some irrelevant remarks and ideas.

Therefore, he received no support from the scientific and social communities, and eventually died in poverty.

And now Tesla has begun to show such signs.

With the UFO design drawings, he wanted to find Li Qiwei for investment.

No matter what, Tesla is a talented person, and Li Qiwei doesn't want to see him go so crazy, so he wants to see if he can enlighten him.

As the saying goes, heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine.

To deal with a genius like Tesla, you have to be more talented than him to make him face reality.

If you want to disprove his disc-shaped aircraft, you have to come up with something more amazing and more in line with scientific principles, even if it is just fantasy.

Fortunately, Li Qiwei meets both of these conditions.

If Tesla is the man closest to God, then Li Qiwei is God himself.

Dimensionality reduction and crushing!

So, facing Tesla's questioning, Li Qiwei moved his body, took a comfortable posture, and said with a smile:

"Tesla, you are an engineer and inventor."

“Maybe you’re much better than me at creating real products.”

"But when it comes to theoretical analysis, I am confident that I am better than anyone else."

Wow!
Li Qiwei finally showed his unrivaled and domineering aura.

Tesla instantly felt the pressure from the top physicist.

In Tesla's eyes, Li Qiwei was gentle, calm and easy-going.

But now, in just one breath, the other party's temperament has completely changed.

Tesla even felt a kind of aura.

Force him to listen to what Li Qiwei said next.

“The core of engineering is controllability.”

“The core of invention is imagination.”

“An excellent invention cannot be separated from the support of engineering.”

“Similarly, a good engineer must first be an inventor.”

“He can solve real-world engineering problems.”

“Invention is inseparable from engineering, and imagination is inseparable from controllability.”

"Otherwise, the so-called invention becomes a fantasy and unrealistic."

Li Qiwei's words touched Tesla's heart.

This is actually a relationship brought about by identity.

If an ordinary person said this to Tesla, Tesla would just think that the other person was crazy.

He was too lazy to even refute, let alone reflect on himself.

But Li Qiwei is no ordinary man.

He is the top physicist in the world.

In a sense, he is also the smartest human being in the world.

Others can create physics results that shock the world simply through what Li Qiwei says.

Tesla had studied X-rays, so he naturally knew Laue's paper.

With such an existence, every word he says is worth deep thinking.

The same sentence, spoken by different people, can have completely different effects.

So, if you want to persuade others, you must first recognize your own position.

Those are the truths, anyone can say them, the key is the person who says them.

Seeing Tesla's serious expression, he obviously heard it, so Li Qiwei continued:
"It's like your disc-shaped aircraft. You only have imagination, but you don't have controllable engineering implementation."

“Where does the energy come from and how do we solve the problem of material strength?”

“Inventors can never surpass the real world, but countless people can do it bit by bit.”

"Speaking of your disc-shaped aircraft, I recently invented something similar that I can share with you."

Tesla's eyes lit up when he heard this. He loved discussing inventions with advanced science and technology with others.

He gets even more excited when the person being discussed is Bruce Lee.

Given his status, the things he invents must be extraordinary.

Li Qiwei took out a pen and paper from the side, and began to draw on it seemingly randomly.

Tesla watched and couldn't help but frown.

It's not because Li Qiwei's paintings are so complicated, on the contrary, it's because they are too simple.

In Tesla's eyes, there was only a pattern on the paper that looked a bit like a water drop.

There are closely arranged dots inside, as if they are some kind of diagram.

Tesla was a little confused. Could such a simple structure be invented by Bruce Lee?

However, he did not question it immediately, as he believed that one should show enough respect to a person like Bruce.

Li Qiwei finished the drawing in no time, then said with a smile: "This is a flying machine I invented recently."

“I call it [Water Drop].”

"The name doesn't have any special meaning, it's just because its shape looks like a drop of water."

"The surface of the water droplet is absolutely smooth, which means the friction is zero."

"It can reflect 100% of electromagnetic waves, and the surface temperature is infinitely close to absolute zero."

"As for its strength, it is billions of times stronger than all currently known materials."

boom!
Tesla was instantly stunned by Li Qiwei's invention.

This flying vehicle called Water Drop is so scary.

In comparison, his own disc-shaped aircraft is too petty and completely incomparable.

The invention that he was proud of turned out to be commonplace in Bruce's eyes.

Other people's inventions are countless times better than yours.

But, isn’t this water drop a little too... idealistic?

For the first time, Tesla realized what fantasy was like.

"Bruce, what is the principle of your water drop?"

Li Qiwei smiled and said: "Although the water droplets are my idea, they are also in line with science, especially the principles of physics."

"I designed the water droplet so that its surface is made up of atoms that are almost completely non-vibrating."

"You know, any atom is constantly vibrating."

"The faster the atoms vibrate, the higher the temperature."

"So as long as the atoms stop vibrating, the surface temperature will naturally be close to absolute zero."

"And I myself study atomic structure."

"I believe that there is a very strong interaction force inside atoms, which I will temporarily call the [strong force]."

"Although the strong force is firmly bound inside the atom, it cannot act outside the atom."

"But as long as we can find a way to make the powerful force overflow and expand its scope to atoms."

"Then the atoms will be firmly fixed and will not vibrate or will vibrate only very slightly."

"So the surface of the water droplet becomes indestructible due to the strong force, and the temperature is extremely low."

“This is the principle of the water drop that I invented.”

Wow!
When Li Qiwei analyzed the principle of water droplets, Tesla was completely shocked and convinced.

Li Qiwei's wild imagination is several levels higher than his.

A water droplet does not have a complex structure like a saucer-shaped aircraft, but the physical principles it contains deeply shocked Tesla.

Is this the strength of the world's top physicists?
It was so terrifying.

At this moment, Tesla really felt the gap.

In the past, others couldn't keep up with his thinking, but today the opposite is true.

He was a little confused by Li Qiwei's strong hypothesis.

After all, Tesla studied electrical machinery and knew almost nothing about atomic structure.

I didn't expect that there is such a force inside atoms.

Although that was imagined by the other party, the reaction force was also imagined by him.

In this comparison, Li Qiwei's strength is indeed much higher than his reaction force.

The flying saucer that he had been obsessed with and striving to get people to invest in suddenly lost its appeal.

At this moment, Tesla felt his own insignificance, and he deeply realized that there are always people better than you. It turned out that he had always been immersed in his own world, and thought that no one in the world understood him.

Others laugh at me too crazy, I laugh at others and can't see through.

Tesla joked that many people said he was the man closest to God.

If that were true, then the Bruce Lee in front of him should be God himself.

This gap makes people despair.

But soon, his obsession with technology kicked in again, and he asked excitedly, "Bruce, your invention really amazes me."

“When do you think that will happen?”

Li Qiwei was stunned. It seemed that although Tesla was shocked, it still hadn't completely recovered.

He smiled and said, "Uh, Tesla, you actually misunderstood."

"I have never thought about making this invention because it is simply impossible with the existing technical conditions."

“I don’t know when it will be realized in the future.”

"Humans will never be able to challenge the laws of physics."

"If the truth of the universe dictates that strong forces can only exist inside atoms, then it is impossible for humans to allow them to overflow."

"It's just like we can't make gravity disappear."

“The water droplets are actually something from a science fiction novel I’m writing recently.”

“The name of my novel is ‘Water Drops’.”

“It mainly tells the story of the collision between human civilization and various alien civilizations.”

boom!
This time, Tesla was completely upset.

Li Qiwei's words were like a dimensionality reduction attack to him.

It is tantamount to negating his lifelong inventions and efforts.

The drops of water that seemed like a miracle in his eyes were actually just something Bruce created for the novel.

“Oh my God, such an amazing invention is actually a science fiction?”

"Bruce, are you too extravagant?"

"Aren't you afraid that someone might steal your idea?"

Li Qiwei looked at Tesla and said sincerely and admonishingly: "Tesla, don't you understand?"

“What inventors invent must conform to the current level of technology and scientific theory.”

"Otherwise, it will only be worth discussing, but will never have any practical value."

"So is your flying saucer, and so is my water droplet."

“This idea, which transcends its time, is not precious in itself.”

“Because anyone can imagine it.”

"I believe that those professional science fiction writers are even more imaginative than I thought."

"But so what?"

“Without my breakthroughs in fundamental physics, any ideas and inventions would be castles in the air.”

"Of course I am not denying your flying saucer and saying it is meaningless and worthless."

“After all, it can serve as a reference and inspire people’s creativity.

"What I want to say is that you shouldn't indulge in these illusory things."

"You can use your intelligence and imagination to invent all kinds of flying saucers or aircraft."

"But you shouldn't get so caught up in your own world, you have to invent them all."

"Because that's impossible."

Finally, Li Qiwei raised his voice excitedly:
"Tesla, you are paranoid, you have reached a dead end, and you even violate the spirit of science!"

boom!
Li Qiwei's words were so deafening that Tesla's heart trembled violently.

At this moment, he finally woke up.

Bruce doesn't even care about the water droplets, so what does his precious flying saucer matter to him?

It’s ridiculous that I was still thinking about getting others to invest and manufacture it.

Probably a bit crazy.

It turned out that I had reached the edge of the abyss.

No wonder my previous friends are unwilling to communicate with me, and my previous investors are avoiding me.

Tesla finally woke up.

"Bruce, thank you for scolding me and waking me up."

“It turns out that I have been living in my own dream.”

After the stick comes the carrot. Li Qiwei said with a gentle attitude and a smile: "Compared to your flying saucer, I like your invention of alternating current better."

"Although in your eyes, it's as simple as pediatrics."

“But I think that’s a really useful invention.”

Tesla laughed, and laughed happily.

The invention he cared least about was actually the best invention in Bruce's eyes.

At this moment, Li Qiwei suddenly had an idea and said, "Tesla, are you interested in working for me?"

"The next plan for my Pioneer Investment Group is to establish various physical high-tech companies in the United States."

Previously, Li Qiwei was worried that he would not be able to keep his wealth after the world situation became turbulent, so he only dared to start investment companies and did not dare to get involved in real businesses.

But now he is about to have the support of the Hongmen, and in the United States, so he can naturally let go.

In Li Qiwei's imagination, the early construction of Borneo must be a bottomless pit and a gold-eating monster.

So he needs a lot of money, and investment alone is far from enough.

Therefore, he had to personally take action and produce products with high profits.

In this era, what is the most profitable? Of course, high-tech products.

A product of radium water can attract countless wealthy people to rush for it. Li Qiwei couldn't imagine how big this market was.

The emergence of Tesla filled in the last link.

"You know, I'm not interested in this, and I don't have much time to take charge of the specific business."

"So I need a very good chief engineer to help me check the technology."

"And you Tesla, I trust you very much."

"Many of your previous inventions, such as X-ray equipment, AC power transportation systems, radar, etc., can be made into good products."

"And I have prepared a very appropriate position for you: chief technology officer, or CTO for short."

"You are responsible for all technical issues of the company, but of course the final decision-making power lies with me."

"But don't worry, under normal circumstances, I won't interfere."

"Mr. Tesla, what do you think?"

Wow!
Li Qiwei's words set off a huge wave in Tesla's heart.

Yes, he is very willing.

This CTO sounds like it was tailor-made for him.

It has high decision-making and management authority, but is only related to technology.

This is Tesla's dream job.

In this era, as in later times, technical personnel were not valued in companies.

They are just tools in the boss's eyes.

It clearly creates the greatest profit, but gets the least.

This was the case with Tesla when he worked in Edison's company.

The thing he invented with great effort suddenly became Edison's, adding a little more embellishment to his title of the King of Inventions.

But Tesla had no choice, because he was just an ordinary employee and even the research direction was determined by Edison.

And now, the chips offered by Bruce are too tempting, even including shares in the company.

Although the final decision-making power lies in Bruce's hands, Tesla is confident that his inventions will shock the world and bring huge profits to the company.

In this situation, there was no way Bruce would interfere with himself.

From today's conversation, Tesla could feel that Bruce was different from Edison, and he was not a pure businessman.

As for what exactly it is, Tesla can't say for sure.

I just felt like the other person was sitting in the clouds, overlooking the world.

Everything is insignificant to him.

However, Tesla likes it this way. A boss who doesn't care about things is a good boss.

A boss who is willing to support his employees is closer than a father.

Tesla said excitedly, "Bruce, thank you so much, I don't know what to say."

"Don't worry, I have come to my senses. I will definitely make the company's products the best in the world."

Li Qiwei laughed and said, "Haha, that's great."

"With your joining, the company's future will be bright and glorious."

“I look forward to that day.”

Ridgwell was full of ambition and he was ready to create a real-life version of Iron Man.

And he is the mysterious man behind Iron Man, simply called The Man.

Finally, Li Qiwei did not forget to joke: "Tesla, don't worry, I will help you get back the injustice and losses caused to you by Edison."

"We will meet at the American Institute of Physics on November 11th. I will help you teach him a lesson then."

Tesla didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.

Bruce is indeed a young man with a strong sense of youth, and he values ​​his own people too much.

Although he had no grudge against Edison, he was still very happy that someone stood up for him.

At the same time, Tesla observed a moment of silence for Edison, as he had fully experienced Bruce's strength.

The proud and stubborn Edison is probably going to suffer a great loss this time.

(End of this chapter)