1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 320 The most embarrassing Nobel Prize winner in physics! Science vs. scientific spirit
The arrival of Wang Luyao and Xiang Lan made Li Qiwei full of energy and high spirits.

He was more confident about the second Bruce Conference.

No matter what field the other party is in, he will be defeated by him.

As time went by, the meeting was getting closer.

During this period, the number of foreigners entering London has increased significantly.

The British police had no choice but to increase patrols to eliminate all risks.

After all, in this era, London is a metropolis with millions of people.

In the absence of cameras, one can imagine how difficult it would be to govern a city.

No wonder there is such a thing as a private detective.

In the future, who can escape the surveillance of the Sky Eye?

The changes in London made Wang Luyao and Xiang Lan a little nervous.

They were worried whether Li Qiwei would be nervous.

After all, this kind of conference with elites from all over the world seems like a fantasy to them.

No one has ever experienced this.

Li Qiwei was extremely calm and composed.

"Don't worry, these are just a piece of cake for me, your husband."

"I can suppress everyone with one hand."

The extremely domineering aura made the two girls' hearts flutter and their beautiful eyes shimmer.

During this period of time, the two girls took great pains to satisfy Li Qiwei, hoping that he could be in a good mood.

Just as everyone was waiting for the second Bruce Conference to be held.

An event that should have made everyone happy and envious, but made everyone feel extremely strange.

There was a constant moment of mourning in my heart.

October 1912, 10, more than half a month before the second Bruce Conference.

This year's Nobel Prize was finally announced as scheduled.

The other awards were easy to deal with, but the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics took everyone by surprise.

The winner of the 1912th Nobel Prize in Physics in was: Swedish inventor, Darren.

The reason for his award was: for the invention of an automatic regulating valve for controlling gas accumulators in lighthouses and buoys.

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During the Age of Discovery, lighthouses and illuminated buoys were the most important things for ship safety.

With it, the captain can identify the location and ensure the safety of the crew in harsh marine environments.

As the world communicates more and more frequently, more and more lighthouses and illuminated buoys are needed.

And also put forward special requirements.

First, the brightness of the lighting must be bright enough to make these light sources easy to identify.

Second, the lighting time should be long enough so that you don’t have to add fuel frequently.

Third, it would be best if it were automatic. We can’t have people guarding every lighthouse.

Therefore, designing a device that can automatically adjust brightness and time becomes an important task.

Darren is currently the Managing Director of Swedish Gas Storage.

His work was designed to solve this problem.

He dissolved acetylene in acetone as the energy source for combustion.

And an ingenious structure was designed that can store large amounts of acetone.

Therefore, the second fuel quantity problem is solved, and there is no need to add lighting fuel frequently.

Moreover, acetylene fireworks are very bright and can form strong flashes after special design.

The flash is bright enough to penetrate thick fog.

The first problem has also been solved.

Darren then designed an automatic regulator.

Able to automatically control the frequency and intensity of lighting according to the situation.

In fact, it is achieved by controlling the burning speed and one-time amount of acetylene.

If you want stronger light, the automatic regulator will increase the valve opening and burn a large amount of acetylene at one time.

If you want weaker light, reduce the valve opening.

As for the frequency, it is easier to control.

In short, objectively speaking, Darren's achievements are still some distance away from the level of the Nobel Prize.

The automatic regulator is very easy to make and any capable inventor can make it.

The key is that he dissolved acetone in acetone and designed this honeycomb porous structure to accommodate more acetone.

This innovative design is quite technical.

Ordinary people couldn’t even think of it, and even chemists might not be able to achieve it.

But despite this, there is still a big gap from real physics.

Because all of Darren's achievements did not create or discover any new physical knowledge or phenomena.

His work was different from Marconi's radio.

Radio at least makes use of atmospheric reflection, which has now become the discipline of atmospheric science.

It can also be considered a new physics research.

In terms of technical difficulty, the radio is indeed several levels higher than Darren's design.

If he wasn't Swedish, it would have been almost impossible for him to win the award.

Therefore, everyone feels that the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee is operating behind the scenes and taking care of people from its own country.

For a time, there was constant criticism.

"Bah, and you still say the Nobel Prize is the fairest award in the world. This is obviously biased towards the country's own people."

"I am a sailing professional. Darren's invention is actually very important."

"Now almost all countries in the world have adopted the equipment he invented."

"We in the industry call him the benefactor of 'Navigator'."

"Oh? There is such a story."

"To be objective, Darren's work is a weakened version of radio."

"This time the Nobel Prize in Physics is indeed a bit biased."

As doubts grew, the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee was forced to make a public statement.

It turned out that Darren was developing marine lighting equipment when an explosion occurred in the laboratory. He was unable to dodge and unfortunately became blind.

But even so, he did not stop his research.

With the help of his assistants, he continued to work in the laboratory.

Such a spirit demonstrates the perseverance of scientific researchers to the extreme.

That is why he was considered for this year's Nobel Prize.

In real history, Darren's award was received by his younger brother.

Moreover, his brother did not give any speech at the conference, and no brochure of Dalun's award-winning achievements was printed after the conference.

This may be intentional on Darren's part.

He knew that his achievements were still a long way from the Nobel Prize.

But after all, he is a Swede and has devoted himself to science to such an extent.

It is only natural for the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee to make this decision.

The current president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Soderbaum, publicly stated:

"The next Nobel Prize will only consider the winners' achievements, excluding all other factors."

After Darren's story was exposed, it instantly caused a sensation in the scientific community.

A big discussion about science and scientific spirit has attracted the attention of countless people.

Some people think that the scientific spirit is more important.

"Ah, I didn't expect this to happen. Although Darren's results are a little weak, his fortitude is worth learning."

“Not everyone is a genius. The limits of ordinary people may just be the threshold of genius.”

"But ordinary people are likely to lose their lives in order to reach their limits."

“The reason why science is great is because of the great scientific spirit.”

Of course, there are also many people who oppose the above statement.

They believe that science is science and should not be subject to human will. "Professor Bruce published quantum theory and relativity theory without suffering or getting hurt. Isn't his spirit precious?"

Li Qiwei: Hey, hey, hey, brother, stop spreading rumors. I have suffered a lot.

“Science is the truth of the universe. It favors neither the diligent and persistent nor the lazy and arrogant.”

“It’s there, and whoever finds it will be great.”

“Isn’t this the original intention of the Nobel Prize?”

"Since I even lost my life for science, shouldn't I also get a Nobel Prize?"

“It’s not fair at all to other people.”

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Darren's winning of the Nobel Prize has turned into a discussion about the value of science.

Both sides have their own opinions, and both make a lot of sense.

One that values ​​sensibility and looks at science from a human perspective.

One that values ​​rationality and looks at science for its own sake.

Both views have their own supporters and it is difficult to convince each other.

And no one dares to assert which statement is wrong.

After Li Qiwei learned the news, he also sighed.

This kind of problem will remain an unsolvable problem even in later generations.

Different people have different positions and different strengths, so the results they get will naturally be different.

Because this is a contest between two values.

There have been many achievements in later generations, but from the perspective of scientific principles, they are very simple and do not contain any innovation.

But from the perspective of application and the dedication of the discoverer himself, it is indeed worthy of respect.

In fact, the best way is to evaluate them separately.

This can not only ensure fairness, but also perfectly balance the contradiction between science and human nature.

Given Li Qiwei's current status, it is impossible for him to make a public statement on this matter.

Once he speaks, it is almost as if the final word is on the matter.

The key point is that this will not do him any good, but will offend a lot of people.

The old scoundrel Li Qiwei would naturally not do such a thankless task.

The difficulty of this matter lies in Darren's results. After all, they are a little inferior, but not too bad. At least they have great application value.

Lidingo, Sweden.

Darren and his brother were chatting over coffee.

Dadi sighed and said, "Brother, there's a lot of noise out there because you won the Nobel Prize in Physics."

“There are supporters and opponents.”

Darren, who is blind, is not as lost or depressed as one might imagine.

At the age of 43, he still looks energetic and his hair is combed meticulously.

Wearing a pair of sunglasses to cover his injured eyes.

He said nonchalantly: "Oh, there is absolutely no need to sympathize with me."

"Being blind is not a big deal."

"I know what the Physics Nobel Committee thinks. After all, I am Swedish."

"Our country has worked so hard to organize this award, so we have to take care of our own people."

“But that also depends on the situation.”

"Even Professor Bruce's theory of relativity didn't win an award, so how can I deserve this award?"

"This makes me very embarrassed."

"When the award ceremony comes, you can go on my behalf. I don't want to go."

Dadi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

My elder brother is so awesome that he refused to go even after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.

But he thought it was a good thing not to go.

This award is too controversial, and it is not a good thing for me to go.

If those who support Darren outside saw this, their jaws would drop in surprise.

They thought it was amazing that Darren devoted his life to science.

However, to Darren himself, it was just like a small wound on his finger.

Such an optimistic and strong mentality is indeed a bit amazing.

No wonder they want to do the experiment despite being blind. It turns out they don't care at all.

This is also a tough guy.

Compared with some young stars in later generations, it seems that Darren deserved the award.

After all, the young man's fingers were bleeding. If he wasn't sent to the hospital quickly, the wound would heal on its own!
Dadi smiled and said, "I heard that Professor Bruce's achievements are enough to win several Nobel Prizes."

“But his achievements are so astonishing.”

"The professors on the Swedish Nobel Prize Committee simply don't understand it and are not sure about it."

“So I didn’t dare to present the award.”

"This was the case with the original special theory of relativity."

"It now appears that the same is certainly true of general relativity."

"It's so outrageous that the Nobel Prize Committee doesn't even dare to award the prize."

"Professor Bruce is such a terrible man."

Darren was in the mood and suddenly became very excited.

Everyone who works in the scientific field has heard of the name Bruce Lee.

The other party is a figure who is about to be deified.

"You don't understand. To Professor Bruce, the Nobel Prize is nothing."

"His ability has long surpassed the scope of the Nobel Prize."

"If Newton were alive today, do you think he would be awarded the Nobel Prize?"

"I am unlucky enough to win the award at the node of the second Bruce Conference."

"Don't look at the heated discussion about me outside."

"In a few days, I guess everyone will forget about me."

"Comparing my results with the general theory of relativity is like comparing a candle with the sun."

"Alas, I was born at the wrong time."

Darren's analysis makes a lot of sense.

His popularity only lasted for a few days before not many people paid attention to him anymore.

Because the second Bruce Conference is coming soon.

That is the big thing that affects the entire scientific community.

In comparison, Darren's award became just a topic of conversation, a warm-up for the conference.

This year's Nobel Prize also became the most embarrassing Nobel Prize in history.

The popularity lasted for a few days, and then almost no one discussed it.

Fortunately, Darren is a naturally optimistic person.

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably suffer from depression.

Last year's Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wien, breathed a sigh of relief in his office.

"Luckily I won the award last year. If I had won this year, I would have just become a foil for that kid Bruce."

"I'm afraid I will become the least visible Nobel Prize winner in physics in history."

"Oh my God, I am the one who discovered the second dark cloud. How come I am so inferior compared to Bruce?"

With the announcement of the Nobel Prize, there is only half a month left until the second Bruce Conference.

Countless people can't wait to see Li Qiwei's extraordinary demeanor.

Even the people on the Physics Nobel Committee began to put down their work and prepare to go to the UK to attend the meeting.

Because the fact that general relativity won a Nobel Prize is almost undisputed.

Those who judge the awards need to understand the theory first.

Otherwise it would probably become the biggest joke.

In this life, Guang Xiang is destined not to be forgotten.

(End of this chapter)