1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 298: Fledgling Project! Good times come after bad times! Two Nobel Prize winners! Shocking the world!

At noon on October 1911, 10, nothing happened in Europe that day.

Li Qiwei sat in the office with a serious expression, facing east.

There is an 8-hour time difference between the UK and China.

It is 10 o'clock in the evening of October 10th in China.

This is a moment that will be remembered in history.

The sound of gunfire that pierced the dark sky seemed to explode in Li Qiwei's mind.

boom!
Li Qiwei suddenly shuddered!
It took a long time to recover.

He sighed deeply, picked up a pen and began to write a letter home, which he then sent by telegram.

In addition to reminding his family to stay safe, Li Qiwei also asked He Yujie and others to start implementing the "Chick Plan."

In the following period of time, the country will fall into chaos lasting for decades.

The conspiracies of the great powers, the fighting among warlords, the rampant bandits, the people were living in misery, and countless families were broken up and killed.

Li Qiwei knew that he could not change the overall situation, but he could do his best to keep the fire.

So the "Egg Project" came into being.

Orphans created due to war and other reasons in the country will be absorbed by the City of Science.

Give them a chance to live and study.

Children are the future of the country and represent infinite hope.

All Li Qiwei can do is to protect as many children as possible and keep them away from war.

Borneo is the best choice.

When these children grow up, Li Qiwei will not interfere with their choices.

Whether to return to China or stay in Borneo is entirely voluntary.

A special portion of his funds is used for the compulsory education of these children.

That’s what the fledgling program is about.

Of course, if adults also want to go south, then this good thing will not be possible.

They have to work and choose whether to get an education at their own expense.

Li Qiwei is not a saint, he has a clear plan.

Today, Shanhe Industrial Group has firmly established its foothold in Borneo.

It soon became the largest enterprise in the area.

It is also the only high-tech enterprise.

Compared with Shanhe Industrial Group, local sugarcane factories, rubber factories, and timber factories are just small fish and shrimps.

When a company grows bigger, it will naturally drive upstream and downstream industries.

Thereby creating huge wealth.

However, all of these require huge human resources support.

Relying on the native monkeys of Borneo is simply wishful thinking.

Many ethnic groups have not yet gotten rid of the civilized way of eating raw meat and drinking blood.

Therefore, King Charles of Sarawak had no choice but to make a stroke of his pen to reduce the difficulty of Chinese immigration.

Therefore, there are more and more Chinese people in Sarawak.

In Kuching alone, the population exceeded 1911 by 10.

Compared to when Li Qiwei went there a few years ago, the number of people has doubled.

The total number of Chinese in Borneo is at least over 100 million.

Of course, there are no accurate figures yet.

When Li Qiwei returns, he will sort out these resources carefully.

According to He Yujie's letter, the results in the field of education are equally gratifying.

Whampoa Polytechnic University has completely moved to Kuching, and the enrollment and teaching work is currently in an orderly manner.

Although it is far away from mainland China, the source of students is better.

Because the Chinese in Southeast Asia, as long as their families are a little bit well-off, will send their children to Borneo to study.

As for those wealthy families, let alone.

In Asia, Li Qiwei is synonymous with science, Western education, and technology.

For any ambitious young person, the first choice is definitely Huangpu University of Technology.

There are even people who come from China to Borneo to study, which shows that this is a good example.

There are too many people, and one university is certainly not enough.

The polytechnic university founded by Xia Yuancong in Bandar Seri Begawan opened last year and diverted a number of people.

In addition, the vocational and technical school founded by Xu Qitai in Kota Kinabalu is even more popular.

The number of students enrolled far exceeds that of the two science and engineering universities.

In everyone's mind, this is a university for studying technology, which is equivalent to mastering a skill upon graduation, so it is naturally favored by many people.

What’s more, the school teaches knowledge related to the business of Shanhe Industrial Group.

Mining, metallurgy, chemical industry, electrical industry, etc.

The school's goal is to train professional workers.

If your major is suitable, there is a high probability that you will be able to get a job in a company after graduation.

Become the first choice for children from less wealthy families.

Li Qiwei looked at the news and a smile appeared on his face.

At this point, North Borneo has three major cities: Kuching in Sarawak, Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei, and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah.

They all have Li Qiwei's university layout.

The remaining primary and secondary schools, which number more than a dozen, are located in the three major cities and temporarily meet the demand.

Since the whole of North Borneo was a British colony.

At least for the next twenty years or so, there will be no need to worry about security issues.

Li Qiwei had plenty of time to farm, make substitutions, and undermine the local British influence.

No matter what happens then, Britain will be powerless to do anything.

Unknowingly, Li Qiwei's layout has become so huge.

He has businesses in China, the United States, Europe, and Borneo.

When the time is right, he will combine these forces to form a huge circulation system.

Be self-sufficient, and then the city of science will be truly worthy of its name.

He already had a plan in mind.

A few days later, the news from China finally spread throughout the world.

The top leaders of various countries are like sharks that smell blood.

The dramatic changes in China have given them countless opportunities.

Countries began to place bets and support their own forces, and the chaos began.

But ordinary people are not very interested.

The ancient empire has long lost its mysterious color.

The center of the world became Europe, and everything in the rest of the wild lands became nothing more than a topic of conversation for these so-called civilized people.

Nothing there is worth paying attention to.

In particular, the incident that followed was far more shocking than the news from China.

On October 1911, 10, Sweden announced the winners of that year's Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Prize winner in Physics is Wilhelm Wien, a professor at the University of Würzburg in Germany.

The reason for his award was: for his discovery of the laws affecting thermal radiation.

This is the blackbody radiation formula.

At this point, the discoverers of the two dark clouds of classical physics, Michelson and Wien, both won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

People in the field of physics are all sighing, wondering if this means that classical physics has completely withdrawn from the mainstream.

Next comes the stage of modern physics.

However, what shocked people the most and even made a sensation in the world was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was Marie Curie.

Reason for the award: Discovery of radium and polonium, purification of radium and study of the properties of this remarkable element and its compounds.

Wow!
As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation and the whole world was in uproar.

Because Madame Curie was also the winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Now, she has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

This means that she will be the first double Nobel Prize winner in history.

It is also the most prestigious Nobel Prize in science.

Most importantly, Marie Curie was a woman.

A woman has achieved more in the field of science than any other man. After all, even Bruce, the world's leading physicist, only won one Nobel Prize.

Madame Curie can be said to be the best among all others.

Add to that the recent scandal between her and Lang Zhiwan.

For a time, Madame Curie's name once again shocked the world.

It has even greater impact than the scandal.

Both the scientific community and the general public are talking about it with great interest.

This honor also diluted everyone's prejudice against her scandals.

Gradually, many voices supporting Madame Curie emerged.

France.

Lang Zhiwan was in a daze in the laboratory.

The news that Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize again made him stunned for a moment.

He did not handle the previous incident like a gentleman, but rather like a coward.

He now had mixed feelings and had no interest in doing anything.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, other people in the lab didn't dare to disturb him.

Lang Zhiwan looked towards the direction of England and finally just sighed deeply.

London.

When Madame Curie learned that she had won the award, she could hardly believe her ears.

"God, I hope I'm not living a dream."

At this moment, she thought of what Li Qiwei said to her before he left last time: Maybe good things will come soon.

"Bruce is an amazing man."

“His words seemed to have magic power.”

"Even a word of comfort can actually come true."

At this moment, Madame Curie's gratitude to Ridgeway reached an unprecedented level.

She thought of her daughter and suddenly had a strange idea.

Then she smiled and went back to her hard work.

She could only make up for Li Qiwei's gratitude by working hard for Pioneer Group.

Compared to Madame Curie's calmness, the outside world had already been in an uproar because of her affairs.

All major newspapers reported the event crazily, with words full of praise.

"Shocked! She is the world's first double Nobel Prize winner"

"Congratulations to Marie Curie on becoming the first double Nobel laureate, the first female double Nobel laureate, and the first female Nobel laureate."

"Marie Curie's success has powerfully proved that women are no worse than men. Our education system needs to be reformed."

"The radium she discovered can cure people's physical illnesses, but it cannot cure people's prejudice against her."

"It's time to stop, you little people who like to spread dirty, dark and gossipy things!"

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Physics giants such as Ridgway, Rutherford, Planck, and Lorentz were the first to congratulate Madame Curie.

He called it an "unprecedented" honor.

Moreover, Madame Curie's scientific achievements were well-deserved for winning two Nobel Prizes.

Madame Curie's identity as a woman made her achievements even more dazzling and did not arouse the jealousy of others at all.

As this shocking news spread more and more widely, it became more and more popular.

Suddenly, a strange idea came to the minds of all the onlookers.

Who will be the next double Nobel Prize winner?

Everyone thought of Bruce first.

If we were to look for the most likely candidate, it would be Bruce.

Some people even started a guessing contest.

"Guess how many Nobel Prizes Professor Bruce will win. I think it will be more than two."

"Tsk, be brave, I think Professor Bruce can win all the Nobel Prizes."

"Nonsense, the Chemistry Prize, Physiology or Medicine Prize, there is still a slight possibility."

"Professor Bruce helped Haber solve the problem of synthesizing ammonia. He should be worthy of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry."

"He also proposed the gene mutation hypothesis, which has now been proven to be correct by Professor Morgan."

"This achievement should also be worthy of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine."

"But Professor Bruce is a physicist. How did he win the Peace Prize and the Literature Prize?"

"Is he going to prevent a war and then publish a novel?"

“Who can predict the future?”

"I believe Professor Bruce is a man who can work miracles."

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At King's College, Li Qiwei was talking with Wilson, Rutherford and others, and Bakla and others were also there.

Based on Ridgway's influence, many British physicists now like to visit King's College.

Li Qiwei often brings people like Bakla with him, which can be considered as training.

Because sooner or later he would have to leave King's College.

Everything here needs a successor.

Wilson looked at Li Qiwei and said with a funny smile: "Please, the man who created miracles, predict how many Nobel Prizes you can win."

Everyone burst into laughter, amused by Wilson.

Li Qiwei touched his nose awkwardly and said, "Hey, it's obviously Marie Curie's wedding, why is it involving me again?"

“I have no interest in the Nobel Prize.”

Wilson spread his hands and said to the crowd, "Listen, is this what a human being would say?"

"Bruce no longer cares about the Nobel Prize."

Everyone laughed again.

At this time, Rutherford suddenly asked: "Bruce, I heard that you are writing a novel recently?"

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Yes, I am writing a science fiction novel."

“It was mostly about anti-war.”

Having said that, Li Qiwei suddenly sighed.

"As you know, my country is going through a huge transformation."

“There’s always war going on there.”

“So, I want to do my best to write a novel that can influence the world and call on all countries to treat war with caution.”

Rutherford's face turned solemn when he heard this, and even Wilson stopped smiling.

Obviously, they also heard about what happened in China.

This kind of thing has happened to Britain and France.

Everyone is well aware of the cost during this period.

That's countless lives.

Bakla saw that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, so he changed the subject.

"Bruce, can you tell me about your novel idea?"

"As the number one physicist, the science fiction you wrote must be very profound."

"It's probably different from the style of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Everyone immediately became interested, and Li Qiwei was no longer depressed and said excitedly:

"What I write is mainly about the competition between different civilizations in the universe."

"In the vast universe, humans are just an insignificant race and can be wiped out at any time."

"Therefore, there is no need for us to fight to the death for a few pitiful resources."

“Perhaps humans are just bugs in the eyes of a higher civilization.”

"If humans do not unite, but instead continue to fight among themselves, it will only consume humanity's own strength."

"Once faced with a war from beyond the Earth, humanity will surely lose."

Then, Li Qiwei briefly talked about several key climax plots.

Everyone present gasped.

Those bizarre, magnificent, magnificent and mysterious wars among cosmic civilizations are an eye-opener for everyone.

It turns out that science fiction can be written like this.

In comparison, today's science fiction is simply children's reading.

Wilson was so fascinated by what he heard that he said in a daze, "I now believe that Bruce has a real chance of winning the Nobel Prize for Literature."

(End of this chapter)