1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 327: One Cow, Two Cloth, and Three Wheat! I, Bruce, am the best in the world!

The first two days of the second Bruce Conference passed smoothly.

The content of the conference is destined to stir up another storm in physics.

Although the concept of the grand unified theory will not be revealed for the time being.

However, the discussion on the future of quantum theory at the conference is still the big news in the physics community.

Today's quantum theory is the original special theory of relativity.

If anyone can perfect quantum theory, it would be equivalent to proposing the general theory of relativity.

Moreover, Bruce said in person at the meeting: The complete quantum theory should be a great theory comparable to the theory of relativity.

Even the resurgent term quantum mechanics has been circulated.

Countless people went crazy.

They want to be the next Bruce, on par with Newton.

Of course, everyone knows it.

The general theory of relativity was completed by Bruce alone.

As for quantum theory, according to the predictions of the big guys, there should be a lot of people involved.

If it is spread out to a single individual, it is natural that they cannot match Bruce's achievements.

In short, although the two theories are equally effective, there are differences in personal achievements.

But no one cares.

Being one level lower than Bruce is already a realm that countless people cannot even dream of.

No one dares to think that one can perfect quantum theory by himself.

If the meeting of the past two days was just something that physicists were looking forward to.

The last day of the meeting attracted worldwide attention.

No one except the twenty men on the Iron Throne knew what kind of questioning general relativity had withstood.

The countless spectators outside the venue were very curious and couldn't wait to find out.

If Planck and others knew what they were thinking, they would definitely throw up their hands helplessly.

"There is no doubt about the general theory of relativity. We just need to wait for experiments to verify it."

1912 11 Month 1 Day.

Today is the third and final day of the second Bruce Conference.

Unlike the first session, today's meeting will be open to everyone.

Bruce will publicly explain his general theory of relativity in front of countless people.

Accept questions from any field.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

The general theory of relativity is too famous.

It is so big that everyone in the world is familiar with it.

In contrast, Li Qiwei rose to fame overnight and became the world's number one physicist and scientist.

He is the symbol and synonym of science.

With such an honor, his theory must stand all tests.

It's not just physics.

The meeting on the third day was not held at the Langham Hotel.

Because there were so many people attending, the hotel simply didn't have a room big enough.

On the advice of Lord Rayleigh and Thomson.

The venue for the meeting was finally chosen to be the lecture hall of the Royal Society of London.

Li Qiwei dreamed back to twelve years ago.

At that time, he stood like an ant, a young man who came from an uncivilized area and was ignorant of the world in the eyes of Europeans.

And now, in the same place, he will be like a god, overlooking the whole world.

Twelve years in the east, twelve years in the west, don’t look down on the young and poor!
It was only after returning to Europe that Ridgway began to learn about the Royal Society of London.

Because Professor Thomson once told him privately that many people in the Royal Society supported his election as a foreign member.

The Royal Society, also known as the Royal Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1660.

Before that, it was just a small scientific group of a dozen people.

Later, with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, it developed rapidly.

By 1800, the Royal Society had more than 500 members, also known as Fellows.

This academician is somewhat different from the academicians of later generations.

Be it status or the funds at their disposal, they are no longer comparable.

Moreover, the election of academicians at that time was rather chaotic, and was not even entirely based on scientific achievements.

Therefore, there are many so-called honorary members who are actually just filling in the numbers through connections.

By 1847, as science developed more and more rapidly, the scientific system became increasingly larger.

It is now possible to fully compare the true strength of scientists.

It's easy to tell who's awesome and who's a loser.

It would be inappropriate to ignore scientific achievements any further.

Reform must be made!

Therefore, the Royal Society of London took this opportunity to officially announce that the nomination of all future academicians must be decided based on their personal scientific achievements.

Only those whose scientific achievements meet the requirements are eligible to be nominated as Fellows of the Royal Society of London.

If more than a certain number of academicians vote in favor, one can officially become a Fellow of the Royal Society.

From then on, the Royal Society of London became a veritable society of scientists and the most authoritative scientific institution in the British Empire.

It is on the same level as the British government and is not subject to government jurisdiction, but receives government funding.
Now it's about £5000 a year.

The Royal Society of London has two major academic fields, one is material science, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc.

The other is biology.

The society's members are divided into three categories: Royal Fellows, British Fellows and Foreign Fellows.

Among them, Royal Academicians, as the name suggests, only come from the royal family.

Because in this era, the nobles are particularly fond of doing scientific research, so there are always some gifted people.

Although I cannot compare with the big guys, I am still qualified to be selected as an academician.

The British academicians are academicians like Thomson, who are genuine members of the Royal Society of London.

The last foreign academician was the one that Thomson suggested Ridgway pay attention to.

The Royal Society of the United Kingdom stipulates that a maximum of four foreign academicians can be elected each year.

This shows its value.

Only those who are definitely the top leaders in their field are eligible to be nominated.

Elections to the Royal Society are held in March each year.

At that time, the various types of academicians newly elected this year will be selected. There will be fewer, not more, and the principle is to rather have fewer than too few.

With Li Qiwei's academic achievements at that time, becoming a foreign academician was not more than enough, but a piece of cake.

The only thing you have to worry about is whether others will choose you.

No matter how awesome you are, it's useless if you have grudges against everyone and look down on others.

After listening to Thomson's introduction, Li Qiwei was indeed moved.

What moved him was not the glory that the title of foreign academician would bring him.

To be honest, he is a glory in himself now.

His winning of the Nobel Prize is an honor for the Nobel Prize; his becoming a foreign academician is an honor for the Royal Society of London.

What Li Qiwei cares about is the meaning behind this title.

With the status of a foreign academician, his construction of a city of science in Borneo is truly worthy of his reputation.

The British Empire is now at its peak and dominates the world.

No matter how awesome Li Qiwei is, he has to keep a low profile and hold on to his superiors.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain the status of foreign member of the Royal Society of London.

With it, at least in the eyes of the British government, Li Qiwei would become a good citizen.

It is convenient for him to develop in Borneo.

Therefore, he has decided to wait until next year and make good use of the Thomson line.

"The British Empire is quite reserved."

“I have already published the theory of general relativity.”

"You haven't even offered me an olive branch yet."

"Are you waiting for me to ask?"

"Hehe, then it seems I can't be too anxious. I don't believe you are so arrogant."

Just as Li Qiwei was thinking about the academician's matter, Li San reminded him that he had arrived without him noticing.

It is indeed worthy of being the most authoritative academic institution in the UK and even the world.

The breath that hits my face is extremely heavy.

He had never fully experienced and felt it before.

The first was Lord Kelvin's report meeting.

He had just come into this world at that time and couldn't have the leisure to pay attention to these things.

The second time was at a quantum theory conference to which Lord Kelvin invited him.

He had to face the doubts of many bigwigs. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he still felt heavy in his heart.

This time, although there are more participants, there are also more big guys.

Instead, Li Qiwei relaxed his whole body and felt an unprecedented tranquility.

Nothing in this world could cause any ripples in his emotions.

Li Qiwei walked towards the lecture hall with firm steps.

At the main entrance of the Royal Society, an old man with white hair and beard stood there, looking energetic.

Standing next to him were Thomson, Rutherford and others.

He is the current president of the Royal Society, William Crookes.

A famous British physicist and chemist.

He developed the cathode ray tube, laying the experimental conditions for the discovery of the electron.

He is the discoverer and namer of element 81 in the periodic table, thallium.

This was a true scientific predecessor, a contemporary of Maxwell. Crookes was only one year younger than Maxwell.

In front of him, Thomson could only regard himself as a junior.

He is 80 years old this year, but he still stands straight and chats and laughs with the bigwigs from all over the world.

Soon, when Li Qiwei appeared, there was a sudden commotion at the door.

At this time, most people have already entered the venue.

There is less than half an hour left before the meeting starts.

Li Qiwei came on time.

This is the style of a big boss.

Crooks turned his head.

He recognized Li Qiwei at a glance.

Although he and Li Qiwei have no intersection.

But he couldn't imagine anyone else with that kind of aura and that kind of look except Li Qiwei.

At this moment, Crooks's mind suddenly flashed back to his youth.

That was the era when Maxwell suppressed everything.

He unified electricity and magnetism, stunning the entire physics community.

Passed on by word of mouth by countless people.

Crookes at that time was just like ordinary physicists today.

I can only look up to Maxwell.

The other person is as dazzling as the sun in the sky.

“How I miss that era.”

Today, Crookes is the president of the Royal Society of London and is highly respected.

But he is very clear and self-aware.

The reason why he was able to receive such an honor was not because of how great his achievements were, but because he lived long enough.

He is a living fossil in physics.

He grew up with the peerless genius and witnessed his legend and end.

I thought I would be buried with these wonderful meetings.

But now, in his old age, he met another genius like Maxwell.

How can I not feel emotional?

When Ridgway published quantum theory, Crookes didn't care.

Even when Ridgway published his theory of special relativity, he still didn't care.

Because he knew that even a genius like Bruce still had an insurmountable gap between him and Maxwell.

However, when Guang Xiang appeared, Crookes was shocked.

In a trance, he thought Maxwell was reborn.

His talent was so brilliant that it suppressed an entire era.

This feeling was all too familiar to him.

I didn't expect that I would be able to see it for the second time in my lifetime.

"I have no regrets in my life."

At this moment, Li Qiwei finally walked to the door.

To the surprise of Thomson et al.

Crooks took a step forward, took the initiative to extend his hand, and exclaimed:
"It's like, it's so similar."

Li Qiwei also extended his hand respectfully, as the other party was an old senior like Lord Kelvin.

Deserves respect from everyone.

"President Crooks, it's nice to meet you."

"I don't know what you mean by like?"

Crooks smiled and said:

"Bruce, you and Maxwell are so alike."

"Although one of you is Chinese and the other is British."

“But your temperament is the same.”

"Seeing you makes me feel like I'm seeing Maxwell."

"My old friend, if he were here, he would definitely be very pleased."

"A young man who can rival him has appeared."

"No, you have a bigger future than him!"

Li Qiwei felt a little embarrassed to be praised by Crooks in public.

The person in front of him is a big shot who has actually competed with Maxwell on the same stage.

A person who has had a fight with God.

His praise far exceeds other people's evaluation.

"President Crookes, I also regret that I did not have the opportunity to be born in the same era as Maxwell."

"Otherwise, I really want to compete with him."

Crooks was startled when he heard this, then burst into huge laughter.

It was so big that Li Qiwei doubted whether Crooks' body could withstand it.

He couldn't imagine how an 80-year-old man could laugh so heartily.

"Hahaha, Bruce, you are indeed the same as the rumors said."

"Showing off one's edge and looking down on everything."

"In your eyes, everyone is someone who can be surpassed."

"Not only Maxwell, but even Newton has been denied by you."

"Did you know that a ranking suddenly appeared in the physics community recently?"

Li Qiwei was stunned. He really didn't know, "What ranking?"

Crookes smiled and said, "In your hierarchy of physicists."

"Today, the only three people who can be considered great physicists are you, Newton, and Maxwell."

"But the three of you were ranked separately by some busybodies."

"One cow, two cloth, and three wheat."

"Newton first, Bruce second, Maxwell third."

Wow!
Everyone around was shocked.

Thompson smiled, obviously he had heard this statement too.

Li Qiwei was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

I didn’t expect the ranking to come out so soon.

It's just that love has turned into cloth.

"Haha, President Crooks, I think this ranking is just a prank."

Unexpectedly, Crookes suddenly said seriously:
"No, Bruce, you're wrong."

"As the person who knows Maxwell best today, I think this ranking is reasonable."

"Your achievements have indeed surpassed his."

“This is a fact that no one can deny.”

"As for Newton, I am not qualified to comment."

“So, I think this ranking is fair.”

boom!
This time, even Thomson was shocked.

Who is Crookes?

Sir Maxwell, President of the Royal Society, physicist of the same generation as Maxwell
Although his achievements are not the best in the world.

But his vision must be the highest.

If someone else gave this ranking, I'm afraid no one would care.

But it was different when Crookes said it himself.

It is equivalent to qualitative analysis.

It is impossible for Li Qiwei to evaluate himself.

Although once the general theory of relativity came out, everyone thought Bruce could be on par with Newton.

But compared with Maxwell, it’s hard to say.

However, today, there is an absolute veteran in the field of physics, a big shot who once competed with Maxwell.

Publicly stated, Bruce surpassed Maxwell.

As for who is better, Newton or not, he did not comment.

The vague meaning here makes people tremble.

After Crookes finished speaking, he ignored everyone's surprise and pulled Li Qiwei, saying with a smile:

"Come on, Bruce, let's go in quickly, everyone is getting impatient."

"It's a good opportunity for me to introduce you to the authorities who are here today."

"They are all top figures in their respective fields."

"But they are all directed at you."

"The Royal Society has benefited from your help."

"Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't have the face to invite so many people here at the same time."

Such a large conference and such a great opportunity certainly cannot be just for the theory of relativity.

The Royal Society of the United Kingdom took the opportunity to hold various conferences, allowing bigwigs from all over the world to discuss academic matters.

Become a good story.

Li Qiwei quickly said modestly: "I dare not, I dare not."

But I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride rising in my heart.

From today on, he will truly declare to the world:

"I, Bruce, am the best in the world!"

(End of this chapter)